Scientists at the University of Lincoln have discovered a promising new way to help protect crops from one of climate change's growing threats to global food production—increasing soil salinity.

Canada’s sole hydroponic salinity laboratory in Swift Current is leading the battle to breed crops more resilient against soil salinity stress.

Scientists at the University of Lincoln have discovered a promising new way to help protect crops from one of climate change's growing threats to global food production - increasing soil salinity.

Saltwater intrusion from sea level rise and tidal flooding is increasing soil salinity risks in coastal farm fields (Figure 1). Soil salinity is related to the presence of soluble salts and cations ...

Many nutrients in soil exist as salts, soluble and available for plant uptake. But when salts accumulate in excess, crop growth can decline. With more frequent surface flooding in coastal fields and ...

A team of researchers has developed an approach that maps the soil salt content around the world with an exceptional detail of 10 meters. This advance tackles the pressing need for accurate ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Soil salinity is a major global challenge impacting plant ...

Salination causes harvests to fail across the globe. Plants die, or their growth is stunted. Researchers of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have discovered that a local regulator protein ...

Coastal salinity is an increasing challenge in low-lying agricultural landscapes. Saltwater inundation (SWI) from tidal flooding can create obvious dead zones along field edges, but these visible ...

Remote sensing offers a powerful toolkit for detecting, mapping and monitoring soil salinity at scales ranging from local to global. By exploiting spectral reflectance across optical, thermal infrared ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. “Salt is born of the purest parents: the sun and the sea, ...