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Marckindy has been a part of the SOIL family since his first internship in 2012, and he’s known of SOIL for even longer through his brother, Job (SOIL’s Composting Manager). ...
The crop is important to farmers as it provides a reasonable yield even on poor soils. The new knowledge about quinoa DNA is already being used by breeders who are developing quinoa varieties which grow well in saline soil and still meet the taste requirements of consumers. ...
Tomatoes in saline soil Christos Kissoudis studied this issue for tomatoes, researching several tomato lines having different genes for resistance against mildew but otherwise very similar. He placed the plants either in optimal conditions or in saline soil and then tried to infect the plants with the mildew fungus. Kissoudis ...
Instead, about 1.2 million hectares (3 million acres) of its coastal farmland has been degraded by salt, according to India's Central Soil Salinity Research Institute. Inland, India has lost another 5.5 million hectares of arable farmland, out of its nationwide total of 163 million hectares, though India's soil salinity troubles ...
Crop production in coastal areas is threatened by seawater intrusion, which increases soil salinity. Excessive salinity in soil and irrigation water, in combination with waterlogging, can significantly affect the growth and quality for agricultural crops, especially those vegetables that are sensitive to ...
Worldwide, drought conditions, extreme temperatures, and high soil saline content all have negative effects on tomato crops. These natural processes reduce soil nutrient content and lifespan, result in reduced plant growth and yield, and ultimately translate to lower profits for tomato producers. As an alternative to unsustainable practices such ...
Examples here are the devastating citrus greening in orange plantations in the US, dramatically reducing orange supplies, worsening soil salinity in some rice growing areas in South Asia or the growing global productivity gap in ...
In agricultural lands impacted by high salinity, smallholder farmers realized lower-than-average yields and reduced incomes. ...
In cooperation with European partners, Wageningen UR is currently also creating new varieties with qualities such as better mildew resistance and higher yields – as well as with new colours, such as dark red to reflect the fact that consumers are already familiar with variants from South America.” Quinoa for saline soils Another useful factor is the ...
Most of Africa’s rice is produced and consumed by small-scale farmers who are often constrained by challenging environmental conditions, such as nutrient-deficient soil, drought, and salinity. Soil nitrogen deficiencies in particular affect approximately 90 percent of African land used to grow rice and other crops. Access to rice varieties ...
Nasri Haddad, coordinator of ICARDA's West Asia Regional Program, told SciDev.Net: "The project will develop in-depth research to identify how to rid the water and soil of salinity, and suggest strategies for water management to achieve this goal". He added that rising salt levels in soil and water is a global problem. "This project is a ...
Australian scientists have successfully carried out field trials of a salt-tolerant durum wheat, boosting grain yield by 25 per cent in salty soils. Durum is one of the most widely grown cereals in the world, but in saline soils it is vulnerable to salt build-up in the leaves, which can hinder growth and reduce yields, threatening food security. ...
The new SM300 is a precision sensor that measures volumetric water content and soil temperature. It can be used in all soil types and is suited to applications in research, horticulture, agriculture and irrigation. Research grade accuracy ± 2.5% (%vol) Excellent performance in mineral, organic and saline soils Easy to use ...