Humic Acid vs. Salinity Stress in High-Value Crops | Humicore
Soil salinity is one of the most acute agronomic threats facing commercial growers across the GCC, where up to 90% of farmland in regions like Al Ain (UAE) shows measurable salinity damage — the direct result of irrigating with brackish groundwater in an environment with almost no rainfall to leach accumulated salts. For producers of high-value herbs and vegetables, where margin per kilogram is the defining metric, even moderate salinity concentrations disrupt cellular water balance, lock out critical nutrients, and silently erode profitability season by season.