Inland dry season saline intrusion in the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta is driving the identification and implementation of alternative crops to rice

Brooke Kaveney, Edward Barrett-Lennard, Khoi Chau Minh, Minh Dang Duy, Kim Phuong Nguyen Thi, Paul Kristiansen, Susan Orgill, Ben Stewart-Koster and Jason Condon

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 207, issue C

Abstract: Inland saline intrusion is occurring during the dry season in the Mekong River Delta (MRD), Vietnam. Rising sea levels, tidal fluctuations, drought, and changes to upstream flow contribute to extensive salinisation of rice producing areas of the MRD, leading to substantial rice crop losses.

Keywords: Inland saline intrusion is causing substantial rice losses during the dry season of the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam; Alternative crops and management practices need to be identified to provide farmers with options to supplement the loss of rice income; Numerous biophysical, environmental, and socioeconomic factors are identified that help determine an alternative crops suitability; Management practices including mulching, raised beds and soil water monitoring can decrease salinity stress and improve water use efficiency; Combining alternative crops and management practices provide farmers with production options for saline affected areas during the dry season (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103632

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