Agriculture is major sector in the economy of Central Asia. The sustainable use of
agricultural land is therefore essential to economic growth, human well-being, social equity …

Rising global population and affluence are increasing demands for food production and the
phosphorus (P) fertilizers needed to grow that food. Essential are new approaches for …

Food security concerns and the scarcity of new productive land have put productivity
enhancement of degraded lands back on the political agenda. In such a context, salt …

Water demand is expected to continue rising to support growing population, particularly in
water-stressed countries and regions. Amid competitive water needs for agricultural …

Food insecurity and declining availability of freshwater and new productive land in water-
scarce areas and countries necessitate effective use of marginal-quality waters and …

Expansion of irrigated agriculture in the Aral Sea Basin in the second half of the twentieth
century led to the conversion of vast tracks of virgin land into productive agricultural systems …

Twenty-first century is marked by many challenges regarding agro-ecosystems, such as
environmental pollutions, scarcity of water, and increased salinization of soil and water …

Current irrigation water quality guidelines for sodicity hazard, in use since the 1980s, are
based on assessments of salinity (Electrical conductivity, EC) and sodicity (Sodium …

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a waste produced by the phosphate fertilizer industry that has
relatively high concentrations of some heavy metals (eg, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, V, and Zn). The …

In natural environments, competitive interactions of ions with charged particles often control
bioavailability and mobility of ions. In these systems, chemical reactions are often in a semi …