Cover crops for saline soils

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-178

  Mitchell, J P ^a   Thomsen, C D ^a   Graves, W L ^a,b   Shennan, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Legumes; Salinity biomass

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; BRASSICA; HEDYSARUM; HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LANA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); POACEAE; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM; TRIFOLIUM HIRTUM; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0032694942     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.1999.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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