Impact of Soil Salinity on Citrus: A Review

Devi Darshan

Department of Fruit Science, Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, India.

Hanuman Prasad Pandey *

Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002, India.

R. K. Pathak

Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002, India.

S. B. Pandey

Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002, India.

Vipnesh Singh

Department of Horticulture, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226025, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Citrus fruits are one of the most important fruit crops in the world. However, these are vulnerable to a variety of environmental stresses, including drought, over watering (water logging), extreme temperatures (cold, frost, and heat), salinity, and mineral toxicity. Above these factors, salinity is the one of the most significant. Because of its hyperosmotic and hyperionic effects on the soil rhizosphere, salinity is an abiotic factor that has detrimental effect of reducing plant development and yield. Citrus is a salt-susceptible crop as compared to other fruit crops, because citrus development and yield are dramatically reduced under salt stress conditions. There are a variety of approaches that can be used to mitigate the harmful effects of salinity, including alternative irrigation and the selection of salt-resistant root stocks. This review will therefore, concentrate on the influence of soil salinity on citrus production and feasible mitigation techniques to reduce production losses.

Keywords: Citrus, losses, rootstocks, salinity


How to Cite

Darshan, Devi, Hanuman Prasad Pandey, R. K. Pathak, S. B. Pandey, and Vipnesh Singh. 2022. “Impact of Soil Salinity on Citrus: A Review”. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 34 (12):57-65. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i1230960.