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Enhancing Growth, Yield, and Nutrient Quality of Fodder Maize Through Foliar Application of Ortho Silicic Acid
The significance of silicon (Si) in plant nutrition has been debated for many years. Agriculture has overlooked silicon fertilization because of the common belief that soil contains sufficient Si. This has led...
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Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Salt-Affected Soils in India
Understanding on physical and chemical properties of salt-affected soils (SAS) is imperative for planning and executing reclamation programs and greening degraded salty lands for agricultural use. This issue r...
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Open AccessCharacterization of flue gas desulphurized (FGD) gypsum of a coal-fired plant and its relevant risk of associated potential toxic elements in sodic soil reclamation
Thermal Power Plant generates FGD gypsum as by-product during coal combustion. This study evaluates the characterization (spectroscopic and elemental), potentially toxic elements (PTEs) distribution, and envir...
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Characterization and ecotoxicological risk assessment of sewage sludge from industrial and non-industrial cities
The present study highlights the occurrence and the temporal variations of physicochemical properties, and heavy metals in the sludge from sewage treatment plants (STPs) located in industrial (two sites) and n...
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Effect of mini-sprinkler irrigation, tillage and residue on productivity, profitability and resource saving in rice–wheat system in western Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
Conventional rice–wheat system (RWCS) in the western Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP) of India is water and nitrogen intensive. Mini-sprinkler irrigation system (MSIS) is water and nitrogen efficient and helps in ach...
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Nutrients availability in salt-affected soils varies with the ionic composition of solid and solution phases of inland and coastal agroecosystems of India
Understanding the ionic composition and physicochemical properties of salt-affected soils (SAS) is vital for their rehabilitation. The sodium adsorption ratio (ESR), exchangeable sodium ratio (SAR), exchangeab...
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Occurrence of Salinity and Drought Stresses: Status, Impact, and Management
The world’s population is expected to reach nine billion by 2050 (FAO 2009), and the climate is also changing. Abiotic and biotic stresses are the major challenges in crop production worldwide, and climate cha...
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Rhizospheric Soil–Plant-Microbial Interactions for Abiotic Stress Mitigation and Enhancing Crop Performance
The plant’s root zone known is the area that conjoins and links plants with soil microorganisms which dwell in their root vicinity. is contemplated as one of the most intricate networks of cross talks betw...
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Salt Affected Soils: Global Perspectives
Salts are the primary sources in soil and water. Around one billion ha of global earth land are more or less affected by different kinds of salt and associated threats. The demand for expansion of intensive ...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Deficit saline water irrigation under reduced tillage and residue mulch improves soil health in sorghum-wheat crop** system in semi-arid region
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Soil quality and productivity improvement: Indian story
Restoration and improvement of soil quality is the prerequisite for ensuring agricultural productivity and food security in India. Although intensification enhanced food production, it led to a decline in fact...
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Open AccessDeficit saline water irrigation under reduced tillage and residue mulch improves soil health in sorghum-wheat crop** system in semi-arid region
Judicious application of saline water except for critical growth stages, could be the only practical solution to meet the crop water demand in arid and semi-arid regions, due to limited access to freshwater, e...
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Saline and Sodic Ecosystems in the Changing World
Soluble and precipitated electrolytes are the primary cause for develo** salinity and sodicity of soil and consequently impede ecosystem functions and limit crop performance. Reclamation of salt-affected soi...
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Forage-Based Crop** Systems and Soil Organic Carbon Storage
Terrestrial ecosystem is the biggest sink storing three times more carbon that is present in the atmosphere. In tropical regions, it is difficult to maintain soil organic carbon comparable to temperate regions...
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Recent Trends in Soil Salinity Appraisal and Management
A comprehensive understanding on soil salinity appraisal is prerequisite for development and execution of rehabilitation programs and productive agricultural use of salt-affected soil (SAS). Indian agriculture...
