Extent and characterisation of salt-affected soils in Iran and strategies for their amelioration and management

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-227

  Qadir, M ^a,b   Qureshi, A S ^c   Cheraghi, S A M ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^c AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^d National Salinity Research Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Land degradation; Salt affected soils; Soil amelioration; Soil management; Soil salinisation; Soil sodicity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; DEGRADATION; FERTILIZERS; PRODUCTIVITY;

SALT-AFFECTED SOILS; SEMI-ARID REGIONS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND DEGRADATION; SALINIZATION; SEMIARID REGION; SODICITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 42949127568     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.818     Document Type: Article

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