Research Developments in Saline Agriculture

Part 1. Introduction, History and Perspectives.- Chapter 1. Historical perspectives and dynamics of nature, extent, classification and management of salt-affected soils and waters.- Chapter 2. A brief review on soil salinity mapping by optical and radar remote sensing.- Chapter 3. Synergy between Sentinel-MSI and Landsat-OLI to support high temporal frequency for soil salinity monitoring in an arid landscape.- Chapter 4. Modern technologies for diagnosis and prognosis of salt-affected soils and poor-quality waters.- Part 2. Drivers, Stressors and Indicators.- Chapter 5. Salinity tolerance indicator.- Chapter 6. Soil-plant-microbes interactions in salt-affected soils.- Chapter 7. Salt tolerant microbes in mangroves: ecological role and bioprospecting potential.- Chapter 8. The current understanding of mangrove forests of India.- Part 3. Salinization Mechanisms and Impacts.- Chapter 9. Causes and management of root-zone salinity and sodicity in the arid west Texas: field scale experience.- Chapter 10. Salinity induced physiological and molecular responses of halophytes.- Chapter 11. Characterization and problems of saline-sodic Vertisols and their management options.- Chapter 12. Carbon dynamics in salt-affected soils.- Chapter 13. Engineered polymeric and nano-materials for taming salty soils and waters used for crop production.- Chapter 14. Potential pollutants in soil system: impacts and remediation.- Chapter 15. Groundwater pollution through different contaminants: Indian scenario.- Chapter 16. Tree-based systems for enhancing environmental services of saline environments.- Part 4. Management Opportunities and Strategies.- Chapter 17. Identification, evaluation and domestication of alternative crops for saline environments.- Chapter 18. Engineering and biological approaches for drainage of irrigated lands in India.- Chapter 19. Reclamation of salt-affected soils in drylands of Ethiopia: a review.- Chapter 20. Reviving the productivity of salt-affected lands:

Dr Jagdish Chander Dagar, Former Assistant Director General and Emeritus Scientist at ICAR, has pursued agricultural, ecological and agroforestry research and has published more than 280 papers in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and in conference/symposium proceedings. He has also authored/ edited 12 books. His research interests include biosaline agriculture, agroforestry, management of natural resources, rehabilitation of degraded lands, biodrainage, ethnobotany, plant ecology, climate change, and sustainable agriculture and policy. He has received several awards in recognition of his work, such as the Sajjad Memorial Gold Medal, ICAR Hari Om Asharam Trust Award, the UGC Swami Pranavananda Saraswati National Award, CSSRI Excellence Award on Soil Salinity & Water Management, and Dr KG Tejwani Award for Excellence in Agroforestry Research & Development. Further, he is fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and several other professional societies. He has also served as a consultant for various national and international agencies, including such as FAO of the UN, CIMMYT, and Haryana Forest Department. Dr Dagar is Chief Editor of the Journal of Soil Salinity & Water Quality. 



Dr Rajender Kumar Yadav is currently Principal Scientist & Head of the Division of Soil and Crop Management, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, India. An agronomist by training, he has published 53 research papers in high-impact, peer-reviewed Journals, 46 papers in the proceedings of national and international conferences/symposia and book chapters and written 10 books/bulletins. Dr Yadav received the National Groundwater Augmentation Award (Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India), Ganesh Sankar Vidyarthi Puruskar (ICAR), and a Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Australia fellowship. He is a fellow of the India Society of Agronomy and is involved