Drought brings soil salt build-up

News  |  westernfarmpress.com | Sep 19, 2008

Water supplies are a grave concern for growers and PCAs in the inland valleys, but coastal field men said the bigger concern for their growers was not quantity so much as quality.

http://westernfarmpress.com/vnews_dupont/soil-salt-0919/

Consultancy for Saline Agriculture - Dr. Uwe Schleiff

Pressure düngung solution Conductivity bodenchemie chlorid Sensitivity pflanzenanalyse gips Management pflanzenernährung Dose bodenversalzung Quality landwirtschaft Rapid pflanzenbau Versalzung salzboden Boden wurzel Pflanze düngerbedarf Rhizosphäre dünger Feldlabor rhizoboden Schnelltest

http://www.salinity.de/

Salt Fork Soil Water Conservation District in Wellington, Texas, USA

Company  |  business.zibb.com | Jan 1, 0001

Salt Fork Soil & Water Conservation District, Wellington, Texas, USA, Environmental consultant, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

http://business.zibb.com/profile/salt+fork+soil+%26+water+conservation+district/us/texas/wellington/790952808/21388405

Hurricanes bitter for Louisiana sugarcane growers

News  |  deltafarmpress.com | Oct 16, 2008

The Louisiana sugarcane harvest won t be nearly as sweet after hurricanes lashed the state.

http://deltafarmpress.com/hurricane/sugarcane-harvest-1016/

Why is Salinity Important?

Why is Salinity Important? Constant shallow watering during drought periods can result in elevated levels of salts in the top soil. Salinity results in rapid uptake of salts to toxic levels, This can badly damage or kill trees.

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenfa.nsf/LinkView/E9642AE85C238143CA257345001DF926E99188EA90D34C39CA257157002515B9

Biofumigation tests in Napa Valley vineyards yielding positive results

News  |  feeds.feedburner.com | Sep 9, 2008

Biofumigation in wine grape vineyards could prove to be a natural, effective, and economical way to rid soils of pests and diseases while eliminating the growing disdain from policymakers over chemical fumigant use including methyl bromide.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WesternFarmPress/~3/387843064/biofumigation-tests-0909

National Land and Water Information Service: Health of our Soils

Salinization is the process by which salts accumulate in the soil; soil salinity hinders the growth of crops by limiting their ability to take up water.

http://www.agr.gc.ca/nlwis/print_e.cfm?s1=pub&s2=hs_ss&page=14

BackYardChickens Forum / free range - dandilion take over

I spray plain vinegar on weeds and it works great. The leaves shrivel right up. Then you don't have to worry abut salt buildup in your soil, over time.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=49463

Precision Viticulture: understanding vineyard variability (Overview - Research)

Precision Viticulture research is helping grapegrowers and winemakers optimise vineyard performance according to yield, quality and natural resource management goals.

http://www.csiro.au/science/ps1xy.html

Saline and Sodic Soil Identification and Management for Cotton (ACIS)

Soil salinity and sodicity are natural components of desert agricultural systems and have plagued many attempts at developing and maintaining crop production systems in arid regions.

http://ag.arizona.edu/crop/cotton/soilmgt/saline_sodic_soil.html