Saline culture of crops: a genetic approach

Saline culture of crops: a genetic approach

Increasing salinity of soil and water threatens agriculture in arid and semiarid regions. By itself, the traditional engineering approach to the problem is no longer adequate. Genetic science offers the possibility of developing salt-tolerant crops, which, in conjunction with environmental manipulat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1980-10, Vol.210 (4468), p.399-404
Hauptverfasser: Epstein, Emanuel, Norlyn, Jack D., Rush, Dale W., Kingsbury, Ralph W., Kelley, David B., Cunningham, Glen A., Wrona, Anne F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural research
Arid regions
Crops
Field crops
Innovations
Irrigation
Irrigation water
Plant breeding
Plant genetics
Plants
Salinity
Salt tolerance
Salts
Sea water
Soil salinity
Soil water
Soils, Salts in
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Zusammenfassung:Increasing salinity of soil and water threatens agriculture in arid and semiarid regions. By itself, the traditional engineering approach to the problem is no longer adequate. Genetic science offers the possibility of developing salt-tolerant crops, which, in conjunction with environmental manipulation, could improve agricultural production in saline regions and extend agriculture to previously unsuited regions.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.210.4468.399