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Salt-Water Agriculture

Experiments in Israel indicate that many plants can be irrigated with salty water, even at oceanic strength, if they are in sandy soil. The technique might open much barren land to agriculture

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 216 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Salt-Water Agriculture” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 216 No. 3 (), p. 89
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0367-89