Effect of saline irrigation and its schedules on growth, biomass production and water use by Acacia nilotica and Dalbergia sissoo in a highly calcareous soil

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 181-192

  Minhas, P S ^a   Singh, Y P ^a   Tomar, O S ^a   Gupta, R K ^b   Gupta, Raj K ^c  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF WHEAT AND BARLEY RESEARCH   (India)

^c INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

biomass; India; irrigation; salinity; trees

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA; DALBERGIA SISSOO; FABACEAE; MIMOSACEAE;

BIOMASS; IRRIGATION; SALINITY; WATER USE;

INDIA;

EID: 0031128667     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0224     Document Type: Article

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