Amelioration and nutrient management strategies for sodic and alkali soils

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Qadir, Manzoor ^a,b   Schubert, S ^c   Badia, D ^d   Sharma, B R ^e   Qureshi, A S ^f   Murtaza, G ^g  

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

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^f Central Asia Sub Regional Office   (Uzbekistan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chemical amendments; Gypsum; Organic materials; Phytoremediation; Saline sodic soils; Salt affected soils; Soil amelioration; Soil fertility; Soil tillage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865465946     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20072021     Document Type: Review

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