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A brief description of soil salinity has been presented with reference to Pakistan along with biological approach for controlling this problem. Cultivation of Kallar grass (Leptochloa fusca) at saline/alkaline soils has been specially mentioned in this connection. After giving an account of the mechanism of salt tolerance in plant some modem techniques used have been mentioned in this connection. Extant of salt tolerance investigated through hydroponic culture has been listed for some plants.
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Malik, K.A. (2002). Prospects for Saline Agriculture in Pakistan: Today and Tomorrow. In: Ahmad, R., Malik, K.A. (eds) Prospects for Saline Agriculture. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0067-2_1
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