Soil degradation in India is estimated to be occurring on 147 million hectares (Mha) of land,
including 94 Mha from water erosion, 16 Mha from acidification, 14 Mha from flooding, 9 …

The Australian National Soil Research, Development and Extension Strategy identifies soil
security as a foundation for the current and future productivity and profitability of Australian …

Reclamation of alkali soils to harness their productivity potential is more complex due to the
presence of excess sodium ions, poor hydraulic conductivity and infiltration rate, resulting in …

Accumulation of salts in soils is one of the major challenges for food production in vast
areas, and reclamation of these soils is too expensive for marginal farmers. We evaluated …

Biochar amendment has complex impacts on greenhouse gas emissions, crop production
and economic benefit. However, few studies have comprehensively investigated the effects …

Municipal solid waste management and poor fertility status of sodic soils are two important
issues experienced by all developing nations including India. Disposal of municipal solid …

Salinity stress is one of the major abiotic stresses to rice crop production in coastal saline
soils. The aim of the present investigation was to study effect of salt tolerant microbes and …

Rice is the major food staple for millions of people in coastal flood-prone areas of South and
Southeast Asia. In India, these areas are distributed over nine states (Andhra Pradesh, Goa …

Coastal region covers a long strip along the east coast (West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra
Pradesh, Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu) and west coast (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka …

Two field experiments were conducted in El-Tina Plain area, North Sinai, Egypt, to study the
effect of biochar and humic acid as nontraditional soil conditioners on some properties of …