Effect of Salinity Intrusion on Food Crops, Livestock, and Fish Species at Kalapara Coastal Belt in Bangladesh

Salinity has caused significant negative effects on agricultural production. This research is focused on the vulnerabilities of soil and water salinities on crop, fish, and livestock production across the Kalapara coastal belt of Bangladesh. Several parameters were measured as indicators of salinity...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Zahangeer Alam, Lynne Carpenter-Boggs, Shishir Mitra, Md. Manjurul Haque, Joan Halsey, M. Rokonuzzaman, Badhan Saha, M. Moniruzzaman
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Food Quality
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2045157
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author Mohammad Zahangeer Alam
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs
Shishir Mitra
Md. Manjurul Haque
Joan Halsey
M. Rokonuzzaman
Badhan Saha
M. Moniruzzaman
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Lynne Carpenter-Boggs
Shishir Mitra
Md. Manjurul Haque
Joan Halsey
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Badhan Saha
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description Salinity has caused significant negative effects on agricultural production. This research is focused on the vulnerabilities of soil and water salinities on crop, fish, and livestock production across the Kalapara coastal belt of Bangladesh. Several parameters were measured as indicators of salinity. The electrical conductivity of water was found to be significant with TDS, F−, Cl−, SO42-, Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, NO2-, and PO43-. Chloride was found to be identical with SO42-, Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Br−, and PO43-. Electrical conductivity, F−, Cl−, SO42-, Na+, K+, and Mg2+ were all found to be higher than the recommended values. Similarly, soil conductivity was found significant with TDS, Cl−, SO42-, Na+, F−, NO2-, NO3-, and PO43-. Chloride in soil samples was found statistically identical with SO42-, Na+, NO3-, and PO43-. About 200 ha fodder crops areas are affected each year due to salinity. Ninety-two percent of the areas were found to be salinity affected in the 36 current cropping patterns. Twelve percent of marine fish and 25 percent of shrimp species have disappeared as a result of salinity. The negative impact of soil and water salinity on crops, fish, and livestock has been increasing in this coastal belt.
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spelling doaj-art-eeacea2803fd4739833cc3a7413586372025-08-20T02:22:25ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality0146-94281745-45572017-01-01201710.1155/2017/20451572045157Effect of Salinity Intrusion on Food Crops, Livestock, and Fish Species at Kalapara Coastal Belt in BangladeshMohammad Zahangeer Alam0Lynne Carpenter-Boggs1Shishir Mitra2Md. Manjurul Haque3Joan Halsey4M. Rokonuzzaman5Badhan Saha6M. Moniruzzaman7Department of Environmental Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur 1706, BangladeshDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6420, USADepartment of Environmental Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur 1706, BangladeshDepartment of Environmental Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur 1706, BangladeshWashington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-3615, USADepartment of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, BSMRAU, Gazipur 1706, BangladeshSoil and Environment Section, Biological Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Laboratories, Dhaka, BangladeshSoil and Environment Section, Biological Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Laboratories, Dhaka, BangladeshSalinity has caused significant negative effects on agricultural production. This research is focused on the vulnerabilities of soil and water salinities on crop, fish, and livestock production across the Kalapara coastal belt of Bangladesh. Several parameters were measured as indicators of salinity. The electrical conductivity of water was found to be significant with TDS, F−, Cl−, SO42-, Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, NO2-, and PO43-. Chloride was found to be identical with SO42-, Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Br−, and PO43-. Electrical conductivity, F−, Cl−, SO42-, Na+, K+, and Mg2+ were all found to be higher than the recommended values. Similarly, soil conductivity was found significant with TDS, Cl−, SO42-, Na+, F−, NO2-, NO3-, and PO43-. Chloride in soil samples was found statistically identical with SO42-, Na+, NO3-, and PO43-. About 200 ha fodder crops areas are affected each year due to salinity. Ninety-two percent of the areas were found to be salinity affected in the 36 current cropping patterns. Twelve percent of marine fish and 25 percent of shrimp species have disappeared as a result of salinity. The negative impact of soil and water salinity on crops, fish, and livestock has been increasing in this coastal belt.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2045157
spellingShingle Mohammad Zahangeer Alam
Lynne Carpenter-Boggs
Shishir Mitra
Md. Manjurul Haque
Joan Halsey
M. Rokonuzzaman
Badhan Saha
M. Moniruzzaman
Effect of Salinity Intrusion on Food Crops, Livestock, and Fish Species at Kalapara Coastal Belt in Bangladesh
Journal of Food Quality
title Effect of Salinity Intrusion on Food Crops, Livestock, and Fish Species at Kalapara Coastal Belt in Bangladesh
title_full Effect of Salinity Intrusion on Food Crops, Livestock, and Fish Species at Kalapara Coastal Belt in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Effect of Salinity Intrusion on Food Crops, Livestock, and Fish Species at Kalapara Coastal Belt in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Salinity Intrusion on Food Crops, Livestock, and Fish Species at Kalapara Coastal Belt in Bangladesh
title_short Effect of Salinity Intrusion on Food Crops, Livestock, and Fish Species at Kalapara Coastal Belt in Bangladesh
title_sort effect of salinity intrusion on food crops livestock and fish species at kalapara coastal belt in bangladesh
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2045157
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