SALT-AFFECTED SOILS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE RICE PRODUCTION

ABSTRACT

Rice is a major cereal crop of India and many other countries in the world. Reclamation of 2.359 m ha alkali soils out of 8.373 m ha of salt-affected soils holds promise for an additional area to increase rice production in developing countries like India. A package of practices consisting of proper on farm development, application of amendments, appropriate agronomic practices including fertilizer application have been evolved to get 4 to 7 t ha−1 of rice in alluvial alkali soils. To maintain productivity of salt-affected degraded soils it is important to manage these soils in such a way so as to prevent their resodication, sustain their physical and chemical properties and fertility status. Due to low use of fertilizers and organic manures, and imbalance application of nutrients there is a decline in fertility of reclaimed alkali soils. Post-reclamation management of nutrients in these soils is very crucial to sustain rice production. A major part of the rice growing area is suffering due to declining water table affecting yields and escalating costs of pumping groundwater from deeper depths. Changes in agronomic practices like banning of summer rice, delayed transplanting and better management of irrigation water are required to save groundwater, arrest falling water table and to prevent deterioration in its quality. Storing rainwater in the existing paddy fields and allowing it to seep through the soil is a natural, viable and practical solution for recharging the groundwater. Irrigation should be so planned as to avoid water stress in rice during its reproductive growth phase to minimize sterility.

KEYWORDS

REFERENCES

Abrol, I.P. and Bhumbla, D.R. (1979). SoilSci. 127:79-851
Abrol, I.P. etal. (1980). In: Proc. Int. Symp. Salt-affected S.i1s, Kamal, India. pp.142-147.
Anonymous. (1991). Report on Problems Identification ~n Irrigated Areas with Suggested Remedial MeasuresReport of the Working Group. Ministry of Water ~esources, Govt. of India. New Delhi.
Anonymous. (1995). Agricult~ral Statistics of Punjab. Dept. pf Agriculture, Punjab. 62 p.
Bhardwaj, K. K. R. and Abrol, I. P. (1978). In: Proc. Nat. Syf1p. Nitrogen Assimilation and Crop Productivfty. Hisar,
India. pp. 83-96.
Bhumbla, D.R. et al. (1973). Bulletin No. 1. Central Soil Salrity Research Institute, Kamal. India. pp. 43.
Chhabra, R. (1985). Agron. J 77:699-702.
Chhabra, R. (1988) Indian Fmg. 38 (6):39-43. .
Chhabra. R. (1996). Soil Salinity and Irrigation Water Q\.I':llity. Center for Irrigation Engineering, KUL, Belgium.
Oxford and IBH Publications, New Delhi, India. 284 p.
~.- 126 AGRICULTURAL REVIEWS
Chhabra, Rand Abrol. I.P. (1977). Soil Sci. 124:49-55.
Chhabra, Rand Abrol. I.P. (1983). Ferti/. Industry Ann. Rev. India. 11:147-159.
Chhabra, R. etal. (1981). Soil Sci. 132:319-324.
Chhabra, Rand Kamra, SK (2000). In: Int. Conf. Mgmt. of Natural Resources for Sustainable I'lOduction in the 21" Century. New Delhi. 1:47-49.
Chhabra, R. and Thakur, N.P. l2000). .Rice-Wheat Consortium Paper Series 6, New Delhi, India. pp. 31-39.
Chhabra,it "N af\19B"Z)'-{n: Annual Report. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute. Kamal', India. pp.4.
Dudal. Rand Pumell. M.F. (1986). Reel. Revegetation Res. 5: 1-9.
FAD (1998). FAG Yearbook Production. Rome. 51. 241 p.
Hira. G.S. and Murty. V.V.N. (1985). An appraisal of waterlogging and drainage problems in South-West part of
Punjab. Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Punjab ASricultural University, Ludhiana. India. pp.1-45.
Massoud, EI. (1974). Salinity and Alkalinity as Soil Degradation Hazards. FAG-Unesco Publication. Rome. 74: 10.
Mehta, KK (1996). In: Annual Report. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Kamal, India. pp.45.
Mehta. KK and Singh, N.T. (1989). In: Annual Report. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Kamal, India. pp. 24-26.
Mishra, B. and Singh, RK (2000). In: Research Highlights in Indian Agriculture (in Hindi). Central Soil Salinity
Research Institute, Kamal, India.pp.165-169.
Pal, OK and Mondal, R.c. (1980). J Indian Soc. Soil Sc. 28:347-354.
Sharma, OK (2000). In: Rese~rch Highlights in Indian Agriculture (in Hindi). Central Soil Salinity Research Institute,
Kamal, India.pp.38-42. .
Sharma, RC. (1999). Lecture - Note. In: Sensitizato.n Workshop on Sub-surface Drainage for Reclamation of Waterlogged Salt affected Soils. (Unpublished) Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Kamal, India.
Singandhube, R.B. (1986). Ph.D.Thesis. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute. Kamal, India. 230 p.
Singh, A. etal (1979). Soil Sci. 127: 86-93.
Singh, MV. eta/. (1987). J Agric. Sci. (Camb.). 106: 275-279.
Singh, N.T. (1992). In: Land and Soil. (Khoshoo, T.~. and Deekshatl{lu, B.L ed.). Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India. pp. 65-100. .
Swaroop, A. and Singh, KN. (1993). In: Annual Report. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Kamal, India. pp. 31-32

Disclaimer :

All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

Copyright :

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

SALT-AFFECTED SOILS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE RICE PRODUCTION - KEY MANAGEMENT ISSUES : A REVIEW

ABSTRACT

KEYWORDS

REFERENCES

Reviewed By

In this Article

APC

Publish With US

Become a Reviewer/Member

Open Access

Products and Services

Support and Policies

Editorial Board