Water use, productivity and forage quality of the halophyte Atriplex nummularia grown on saline waste water in a desert environment

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-62

  Glenn, Edward ^a   Tanner, Rene ^a   Miyamoto, Seiichi ^b   Fitzsimmons, Kevin ^a   Boyer, John ^c  

^a 2601 West Airport Drive   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Arizona Public Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Atriplex; Drainage water management; Evapo transpiration; Halophyte; Saline irrigation; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

FORAGE CROP; IRRIGATION; SALINE SOIL; WASTEWATER;

ARIZONA; TEMPE; USA;

ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA;

EID: 0031910745     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0320     Document Type: Article

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