OBJECTIVE Unreclaimed mine tailings sites are a worldwide problem, with thousands of unvegetated, exposed tailings piles presenting a source of contamination for nearby communities. Tailings disposal sites in arid and semiarid environments are especially subject to eolian dispersion and water erosion. Phytostabilization, the use of plants for in situ stabilization of tailings and metal contamin...

Climate-change-induced freshwater shortage and saline intrusion have been posing significant risks to agricultural sectors in arid semi-arid regions, negatively impacting irrigation, crop yield, food production. Climate-smart sustainable solutions are the requirement combat these major concerns. To overcome scarcity, pressure-driven desalination techniques used that require advanced operational...

Soil salinization is a major threat to agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions, where water scarcity and inadequate drainage of irrigated lands severely reduce crop yield. Salt accumulation inhibits plant growth and reduces the ability to uptake water and nutrients, leading to osmotic or water-deficit stress. Salt is also causing injury of the young photosynthetic leaves and acceleration of t...

Cheng-Jin Chu1, Jacob Weiner2, Fernando T. Maestre3, You-Shi Wang4, Charles Morris5, Sa Xiao1, Jian-Li Yuan1, Guo-Zhen Du1 and Gang Wang1,* MOE Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology at Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark, Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, ...

The sustainability of irrigated agriculture in many arid and semiarid areas of the world is at risk because of a combination of several interrelated factors, including lack of fresh water, lack of drainage, the presence of high water tables, and salinization of soil and groundwater resources. Nowhere in the United States are these issues more apparent than in the San Joaquin Valley of Californi...

Hydrologic responses of the Zwalm catchment using the REW model: incorporating uncertainty of soil properties A. El Ouazzani Taibi, G. P. Zhang, and A. Elfeki Deveraux & Deloitte Partnership, Environmental Expert Group, Emile Wauters Street, 121, 1020 Brussels, Belgium Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands Department of Wa...

USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-21. 2001 In: McArthur, E. Durant; Fairbanks, Daniel J., comps. 2001. Shrubland ecosystem genetics and biodiversity: proceedings; 2000 June 13–15; Provo, UT. Proc. RMRS-P-21. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Lyubov A. Kapustina,Botanical Garden and Botanical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Rep...

Translational Genomics in Agriculture: Some Examples in Grain Legumes Rajeev K. Varshney, Himabindu Kudapa, Lekha Pazhamala, Annapurna Chitikineni, Mahendar Thudi, Abhishek Bohra, Pooran M. Gaur, Pasupuleti Janila, Asnake Fikre, Paul Kimurto & Noel Ellis a International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru–502324, India b The University of Western Australia, ...