Identifying suitable grass species for saline areas

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-202

  Rogers, M E ^a   Noble, C L ^a   Pederick, R J ^a  

^a Institute of Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANTHONIA; DANTHONIA RICHARDSONII; ENTEROPOGON ACICULARIS; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS CURVULA; LOLIUM PERENNE; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; POACEAE; PSATHYROSTACHYS JUNCEA; THEMEDA TRIANDRA; THINOPYRUM ELONGATUM; VICTORIA;

GRASS SPECIES; SALINE AREA; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

AUSTRALIA, MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 0030442684     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9960197     Document Type: Article

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