Possible amelioration of coastal soil salinity using halotolerant nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria

Plant and Soil

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-211

  Apte, Shree Kumar ^a   Thomas, Joseph ^a  

^a Spic Science Foundation India   (India)

Author keywords

'Kharland' soils; Amelioration; Coastal salinity; Halotolerant cyanobacteria; Nitrogen fixation; Soil reclamation

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA TORULOSA; CYANOBACTERIA;

COASTAL ZONE; CYANOBACTERIA; KHARLAND SOIL; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL RECLAMATION; SOIL SALINITY;

INDIA;

EID: 0030609767     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004291830391     Document Type: Article

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