Soil Salinity: Effect on Vegetable Crop Growth. Management Practices to Prevent and Mitigate Soil Salinization

Salinity is a major problem affecting crop production all over the world: 20% of cultivated land in the world, and 33% of irrigated land, are salt-affected and degraded. This process can be accentuated by climate change, excessive use of groundwater (mainly if close to the sea), increasing use of lo...

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Main Authors: Rui Manuel Almeida Machado, Ricardo Paulo Serralheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Horticulturae
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/3/2/30