During tbe last decade it bas been increasingly realized tbat tbe
beavy demand on tbe limited land resources of tbe world bas made it
necessary to protect culti- vated soUs from degradation and to
reclaim tbose areas whicb bave lost tbeir pro- ductivity. Witb
special reference to saline and alkaline soUs tbe International
Society of Soll Science set up, in 1964, a Subcommission on Salt
Mfected Solls witb a view to identifying and locating tbe salt
affected solls of tbe world. Tbis Subcommission was entrusted witb
tbe preparation of a world map of salt affected soils at scale 1
:5,000,000, a project wbicb it is conducting in cooperation witb
tbe Hungarian Acad- emy of Sciences and Unesco. The present
publication covers tbe European section of tbe world map of salt
affected solls. It is tbe outcome of an international cooperation
of soll scientists from different European countries wbo
contributed tbe material necessary for tbe compilation of tbe map.
Cooperation was also establisbed witb tbe F AO/Unesco Soll Map of
tbe World project in order to secure correlation witb tbe
international legend. Tbe profile descriptions included in this
explanatory text and tbe criteria pro- posed for tbe subdivision of
salt affected solls provide a basis for tbe transfer of in-
formation and experience witbin the framework of aglobal inventory
of soll re- sources. The publication draws attention to tbe
potential hazards of salinity and alkalinlty wbicb may be a cause
of failure of cost1y irrigation and land reclamation projects.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(2)
