Abstracts: Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference (GJISC-2019)

Abstract

ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) during its journey of 50 years, since its inception in 1969, has made impressive contributions in terms of development of technologies for reclamation of salt-affected soils and waters. Besides U.S. Soil Salinity Laboratory, CSSRI is the only institution in the World dedicated to development of technologies for salty land management for crop production. It has been in the forefront, for last five decades, in developing technologies for holistic management of salt-affected soils and waters, and extending them to millions of farmers through robust extension mechanisms. In the context of climate change, the institute is fully geared up to face new challenges for mitigation and adaptation for salt affected scenarios. With its first “International Symposium on Salt-Affected Soils”, which was organized in 1980, the foundation was laid for internationally collaborated efforts to mitigate soil salinity and transform lives of millions of farmers in salt-affected areas worldwide. Since 2009, the institute has been organizing national seminars regularly in collaboration with Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality (ISSSWQ), and also publishes Journal of Soil Salinity and Water Quality (JSSWQ), to disseminate salinity related research findings. On its Golden Jubilee anniversary, ICAR-CSSRI again proposes Golden Jubilee International Salinity Conference on “Resilient Agriculture in Saline Environments under Changing Climate: Challenges and Opportunities” during 7-9 February 2019 to bring together the national and international scientific fraternity for devising the future roadmap to address the salinity issues in the backdrop of climate change.