Lucerne (alfalfa, Medicago sativa L.) is a forage legume that is widely cultivated in arid and
semi-arid regions of the world. The main aim of this review was to highlight the effects of salt …

Soil salinization has become a severe threat deteriorating soil quality and restricting
sustainable agricultural development in arid and semi-arid areas. The objective of this study …

Context Salt leaching has been widely applied to increase crop production in saline-alkaline
soils. However, leaching patterns affect the ionic composition of saline-alkaline soils and …

Prolonged drought in arid west Texas has resulted in freshwater scarcities in the Rio Grande
basin, forcing growers to abandon agricultural lands. Augmenting freshwater scarcities with …

Abstract Background and Aims The intercropping has great advantages in production gain,
resources use and soil quality improvement. However, the effects of perennial forage …

This study aimed to assess the impact of salinity in the root zone on crop yields and
profitability in the Central Valley. A comprehensive biophysical model was developed by …

As the planting acreage has been expanding on salinized soils of arid and semiarid regions
of Northwest China, it is important to understand how alfalfa dry matter (DM) and water use …

Strawberry is one of the most salt-sensitive horticultural crops, and important to the
economies of both United States and California, the highest producer country and state …

Introduction In China, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is often grown on marginal land with poor
soil fertility and suboptimal climate conditions. Soil salt stress is one of the most limiting …

Soil salinity is deleterious for the growth and biological N 2 fixation of alfalfa (Medicago
sativa L.), but nitrogen fertilization has been beneficial in some cases. This study was …