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The complex issues involved in the management of saline and sodic
turfgrass soils are enough to perplex even the most experienced
site manager - there is no "silver bullet" amendment, treatment, or
grass for salinity management. Best Management Practices for Saline
and Sodic Turfgrass Soils: Assessment and Reclamation presents
comprehensive scientific principles and detailed, practical
management and assessment recommendations for turfgrass and
landscape sites. The authors use the Best Management Practices
(BMPs) concept, considered the gold-standard management approach
for any individual environmental issue, since it is a whole
ecosystem (holistic), science-based salinity management approach
that allows all possible management options to be considered and
implemented on a site-specific basis. They identify BMP strategies,
including irrigation system design; irrigation scheduling and
salinity leaching; chemical, physical, and biological amendments;
cultivation; topdressing; soil modification; sand-capping; surface
and subsurface drainage options; nutritional practices; additional
cultural practices; and ongoing monitoring. The book presents
emerging challenges, technology, and concepts that address
integration of salinity management into comprehensive site
environmental or sustainable management systems, use of halophytic
turfgrasses for non-traditional purposes, integration of geospatial
and geostatistical concepts and technology, and integration of new
sensor technology into daily management paradigms. Outlining a
holistic BMP approach, the book incorporates scientific principles
and practical management recommendations and details specific
salinity challenges and the logic behind each BMP strategy for
salinity management, with an emphasis on actual field problems. The
book is formatted for flexible use, with stand-alone chapters that
include outlines for quick review of a topic for those requiring
only a basic understanding as well as in-depth discussions of the
science and practical aspects for those seeking a more rigorous
treatment. It supplies a single source for all the information
required to identify and manage diverse types of salinity stresses.
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