Salinization is the accumulation of water-soluble salts in the soil solum or regolith to a level that impacts on agricultural production, environmental health, and economic welfare. Salt-affected soils occur in more than 100 countries of the world with a variety of extents, nature, and properties. No climatic zone in the world is free from salinization, although the general perception is focuse...

Alleviating plant salt stress and remediating saline soils are of great economic interest. Beneficial microbes such as Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPRs), etc. are associated with many plants including trees. These beneficial microbes can cope up with salinity and help the plants to survive in such soils. In this study, diversity status of beneficial...

China is facing a shortage of arable land resources, and the mudflat salt-affected soil along east coast an important reserve resource. In this study, we conducted randomized field trial to investigate effects vermicompost application rate (0, 25, 50, 125, 250 t ha−1) on barley growth heavy metal accumulation in soil. We found that decreased bulk density, electrical conductivity (EC), pH while ...