Soil salinization research in China：Advances and prospects

doi:10.1007/s11442-014-1130-2

Abstract

Abstract:

With the environmental deterioration caused by the advance of climate change, soil salinization is a serious and growing global problem. Currently about 7% of the world's land surface is threatened by salinization. China is a country whose soils are severely affected by this problem, which, due to its extensive area, and wide distribution poses a serious threat to regional agricultural development. In this review, we summarize the framework for soil salinization research in China over the past 70 years, assess the weaknesses of existing research in both a domestic and international context, highlight the trends and key findings of global research about saline soils over the past 30 years, and propose six major fields and directions for future research on saline soil.

Key words: saline soil, research framework, advances, prospects

LI Jianguo, PU Lijie, HAN Mingfang, ZHU Ming, ZHANG Runsen, XIANG Yangzhou. Soil salinization research in China：Advances and prospects[J]., 2014, 24(5): 943-960.

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