ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the current trends in salinity research, constraints in field applications of available technologies and future research agenda consistent with current global trends for sustainable agriculture in salt affected soils from a developing country perspective. Considering the commonly adopted management practices, ICAR-central soil salinity research institute has suggested that saline-sodic soils could either be treated as saline or sodic depending upon the need for application of amendments. In spite of these credible achievements in productive management of salt affected soils, salinity research is facing new challenges, which have necessitated a paradigm shift in future, agenda and priorities. With adverse socio-economic and environmental impacts of intensive cropping during green revolution being well known, large scale adoption of resource conservation technologies such as zero tillage in wheat, direct seeded rice, residue incorporation and mulching, sprinkler irrigation- has become imperative for sustainable crop production in reclaimed saline and sodic soils.
