The definition of iconography is the visual representations and symbols used, or the research or understanding of a piece of art.
Please provide the examples. It's hard to help without that piece of information. I quit being a mind reader last year.
I would probably be "low temperatures in winter" because of its location. Plus I have been there in winter and it is FREEZING.
Grow less water-intensive crops.
Prevention is always the best approach. In areas with high evaporation rates and high salinization potential, growing crops with low water demand minimizes the amount of salinization that occurs.