Growing Food: A Guide to Food Production

Moderately Tolerant
Chickpea Cicer arietinum Pineapple Ananas comusus
FigFicus carica Sorghum Sorghum bicolor
Mung Bean Vigna radiata Soybean Glycine max
OatsAvena sativa T a r o Colocasia spp.
Olive Olea europeaea Tepary Bean Phaseolus acutifolius
Papaya Carica papaya Wheat Triticum aestivum
Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajan

Moderately Susceptible
Cabbage B.oleracea var. capitata Linseed Linum usitatissimum
Casssava Manihot esculenta Lucerne Medicago sativa
Castor Ricinus communis Maize Zea mays
Foxtail Millet Setaria italica PepperCapsicum annuum
GrapeVitus spp. Pumpkin Cucurbita pepo
Groundnut Arachis hypogaea Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Broad Bean Vicia faba Sweet Potato Ipomoea batatas
Irish Potato Solanum tuberosum T o m a t o L.esculentum
Lentil Lens culinaris Watermelon Citrullus lanatus

Susceptible
Almond Prunus dulcis Mango Mangifera indica
Apricot Prunus armeniaca O k r a Abelmoschus esculentus
Apple Malus sylvestris Onion Allium cepa
Avocado Persea americana Peach Prunus persica
Carrot Daucus carota Pear Pyrus communis
Cassava Manihot esculenta Peas Pisum sativum
Cherry Prunus spp. Plum Prunus domestica
Currant Ribes spp. Rice* Oryza sativa
Haricot Bean Phaseolus vulgaris S e s a m e Sesamum indicum
Lima Bean Phaseolus lunatus Strawberry Fragaria spp.

• Some varieties of rice, soybean and wheat show some tolerance to saline soils.

Some Observations on Growing Food in Saline Soils

• Varieties: a few examples of significant differences of salt tolerance between
  different varieties of certain crops have been observed. This is not common, but it
  has been observed in: barley, Bermuda grass, berseem clover, birdsfoot trefoil,
  brome grass, creeping bentgrass, rice, soybean, taro and wheat.


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conditions are favourable.

in saline soil. Date palms can also tolerate high salt levels if the other growing

to be planted in saline soils. Papaya may survive where other fruit trees perish

Fruit Trees: selection of the appropriate rootstock is important if fruit trees are

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