Crop Improvement Strategies for Addressing Waterlogging and Salinity in Coastal Ecosystems

• DOI: 10.56093/jsswq.v16i2.157117
• Publication Date: 2024-11-22T07:57:22Z
• Authors: Devika Sellathdurai; Dhiman Burman; Uttam Kumar Mandal; Tashi Dorjee Lama; Nitish Ranjan Pra...; LokeshKumar B. M.; Sukanta K Sarangi
• Keywords: Waterlogging (archaeology)

Rice is the predominant crop in coastal regions and serves as a vital source of livelihood income security for millions people residing these areas. However, are highly vulnerable to climate change face numerous abiotic stresses, including soil water salinity, erratic rainfall, saline mangroves, heavy prolonged dry spells, intrusion, cyclonic disturbances, high temperatures, humidity. These challenges expose rice crops both biotic with unpredictable dynamic nature threats amplifying their impact. Coastal ecosystems play crucial role agricultural production, but they increasingly at risk due waterlogging salinity caused by rising sea levels, extreme weather events, human interventions. Currently, nearly 200 million live areas that less than 5 meters above mean level (MSL), number projected rise ongoing effects change, increasing seawater pollution, use low-quality water. By end this century, population may reach 400-500 million. Since often only cultivated areas, providing lifeline resource-poor farmers stress-prone environments, it essential improvement efforts be given higher priority. This review examines strategies aimed addressing challenges, focus on genetic, biotechnological, management approaches. Advances breeding salt-tolerant waterlogging-tolerant varieties, along molecular markers gene-editing technologies, offer promising solutions. integrating sustainable agronomic practices, possible enhance resilience ensure food affected stress.