EVOLVING PLANTING TECHNIQUES FOR AFFORESIATION OF WATERLOGGED SALINE SOILS

Abstract

In India, there are large areas affected by the problems of salinity, alkalinity and waterlogging. To rehabilitate these lands, we require proper techniques and suitable salt tolerant species. Three planting techniques, namely sub-surface, ridge-trench and furrow-planting techniques, were compared for afforestation of saline waterlogged soils, and it was found that the furrow-planting technique is the most appropriate and economically sound. Out of several species tried for their survival and growth perfomance, Prosopis juliflora, Parkinsonia aculeata, Casuarina spp., Acacia nilotica, A. tortilis and Eucalyptus camaldulensis are the most suitable for waterlogged saline soils.