{"product_id":"9789819731565","title":"Halophytes vis-à-vis Saline Agriculture: Perspectives and Opportunities for Food Security","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHalophytes vis-à-vis Saline Agriculture: Perspectives and Opportunities for Food Security\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDagar, Jagdish Chander; Gupta, Sharda Rani; Kumar, Ashwani\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited book deals with the distribution, classification and diversity of halophytic ecosystems, ecology of mangroves, coastal agroforestry, adaptations and mechanisms of salt tolerance in glycophytes verses halophytes, scope of biosaline agriculture, and potential utilization of halophytes in abiotic stressed environments in arid and semiarid regions and coastal areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this era of global population increase and global environmental change, there is need to provide food to the ever-growing population, combating climate change and conserving biodiversity. Keeping in view the rich biodiversity of halophytes, there is wide scope in food industry, phytoremediation, as well as a source of bioactive compounds including modern drugs. The new technologies for the cultivation of halophytes help to utilize saline and arid wastelands and also waterlogged areas sustainably for humans and the livestock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book creates interest in educationists, researchers, industrialists, investors, soil and climate change scientists, development\/extension workers, environmentalists, policy\/decision makers, and government and non-government organizations. Also, the book serves as reference material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international soil and agricultural scientists, ecologists, policy makers will also find this book immensely useful.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2024-08-17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789819731565\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-97-3157-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 567\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46036700463244,"sku":"9789819731565","price":296.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819731565.jpg?v=1776093613","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819731565","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}