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Article: The ability of Distichlis spicata to grow sustainably within a saline discharge zone while improving the soil chemical and physical properties.(Report)
- Article from:
- Australian Journal of Soil Research
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
- Author:
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Introduction
Soil salinity is a major issue within many Australian farming systems throughout southern Australia. The area affected by or at risk to salinity, due to shallow or rising water tables, was estimated at 5.7 million hectares in 2000, with the potential to reach 17 million hectares by 2050 (Audit 2001). These sites are generally regarded as degraded from a chemical and physical perspective, with high concentrations of dissolved salts within the root-zone, and are commonly waterlogged. There are very few ways that landholders can use these degraded areas for commercial use. In most cases, they are abandoned and lost from the farming system.
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