ABSTRACT

A vast global storehouse of water is present in our seas and oceans; but, seawater irrigation-is this possible? Glenn et al. (1998) put forward the following thoughts about seawater irrigation on agronomic crops:

With the release of highly salt-tolerant seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Swartz) turfgrass cultivars, interest in seawater irrigation or seawater blends has risen in turfgrass culture (Duncan et al., 2000b; Duncan and Carrow, 2000).