Salinization of agricultural lands is accelerating, with over 1 Mha of irrigated lands deteriorating to non-productivity each year (Hamdy, 1996; Choukr-Allah, 1996). Currently from 100 Mha to 1000 Mha of irrigated land is salt-affected due to human activity (Szabolcs, 1989; Oldeman et al., 1991). Though much of this land is currently too saline for conventional agriculture, it has the potential for growing salt tolerant forages, grasses (Poaceae) playing a dominant role (Ghassemi & Jakeman, 1995).
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Marcum, K.B. (2008). Saline Tolerance Physiology In Grasses. In: Khan, M.A., Weber, D.J. (eds) Ecophysiology of High Salinity Tolerant Plants. Tasks for Vegetation Science, vol 40. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4018-0_11
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