Ameliorating the of salt affected soils, represent an important target in agricultural security program Egypt. In this concern a field experiment was conducted at El-Rowad Village, South El-Hosainiya Plain, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, during two successive growing winter seasons 2016/ 2017 and 2017/2018 to evaluate effect different amendments with tillage systems on some properties soils its wh...

Wild populations of Medicago ciliaris and Medicago polymorpha were subjected to four salt treatments 0, 50, 100 and 150 mM NaCl, plant growth and proline concentration in leaves were assessed. The analyzed data revealed significant variability in salt response within and between the two species, depending on the salinity level. It was found that high NaCl concentrations affected all the growth ...

The present study assessed the uptake and toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs), ZnO bulk, and ZnCl₂ salt in earthworms in spiked agricultural soils. In addition, the toxicity of aqueous extracts to Daphnia magna and Chlorella vulgaris was analyzed to determine the risk of these soils to the aquatic compartment. We then investigated the distribution of Zn in soil fractions to interpret the nature...

Enhanced Cd concentrations in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain produced on saline soils of central Iran have been recently reported. Because wheat bread is a major dietary component for the Iranian people, practical approaches to decrease Cd concentration in wheat grain were investigated. This study investigated the influence of sunflower-wheat vs. cotton-wheat rotations on extractable Cd and...

Land salinization is widespread in countries of the arid zone, including Aral Sea basin, where 4 million hectares irrigated land are salt-affected, causing high economic losses. Current saline soil reclamation practices include leaching and deep drainage to remove excess water outside zone. Growing pressure on limited resources makes this practice ineffective. An alternative biological methods ...

Salinity is one of the important abiotic factors for any crop management in irrigated as well as rainfed areas, which leads to poor harvests. This yield reduction in salt affected soils can be overcome by improving salt tolerance in crops or by soil reclamation. Salty soils can be reclaimed by leaching the salt or by cultivation of salt tolerance crops. Salt tolerance is a quantitative trait co...