Emerging Research in Alternative Crops

This book provides case studies on cultivating alternative crops and presents new cropping systems in many regions of the world. It focusses on new emerging research topics aiming to study all aspects of adaptation under several stresses including agricultural, environmental, biological and socioeco...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hirich, Abdelaziz (Editor), Choukr-Allah, Redouane (Editor), Ragab, Ragab (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Environment & Policy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Contribution of Alternative Crops to Food Security in Marginal Environments
  • Grain Legumes May Enhance High-Quality Food Production in Europe
  • Hypersaline Water for Alternative Crop Irrigation in Iran. Amending Soil Health to Improve Productivity of Alternate Crops in Marginal Sandy Soils of the UAE
  • The Extraordinary Salt Tolerance of Quinoa. Cultivation of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) in Desert Ecoregion
  • Phenotyping the Combined Effect of Heat and Water Stress on Quinoa
  • Root and Shoot Relation of the Quinoa and Forage Plants in Salt-Affected Clay Soil
  • Cañahua (Chenopodium pallidicaule): A Promising New Crop for Arid Area
  • Response of Amaranthus sp. to Salinity Stress: A Review
  • Tef (Eragrostis tef): A Superfood Grain from Ethiopia with Great Potential as an Alternative Crop for Marginal Environments
  • Safflower: A Multipurpose Crop for the Marginal Lands
  • Jatropha Plantation in Oman
  • Crop Potentialof Six Salicornia bigelovii Populations Under Two Salinity Water Treatments Cultivated in a Desert Environment: A Field Study
  • The Potential of Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.) as Food and Forage Crop
  • Replacement of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) with Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) and Its Socioeconomic Impact in Afghanistan