Performance of 31 tree species and soil conditions in a plantation established with saline irrigation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 333-346

  Tomar, O S ^a   Minhas, P S ^a   Sharma, V K ^b   Singh, Y P ^c   Gupta, Raj K ^d  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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

^c BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Arid soil rehabilitation; Carbon enrichment; Degraded lands; Irrigated plantations; Saline irrigation; Salinity control; Salt tolerance; Water use

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SALINE WATER; SOILS;

ABANDONED SOILS;

FORESTRY;

ABANDONED LAND; CALCAREOUS SOIL; IRRIGATION; PLANTATION; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SOIL PROPERTY;

GROUND WATER; IRRIGATION; PLANTATIONS; SALINITY; SOIL;

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA FARNESIANA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ACACIA TORTILIS; ALBIZIA; BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA; CASSIA; CASSIA JAVANICA; CASUARINA; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; CRESCENTIA ALATA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS; MELIA AZEDARACH; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; SAMANEA SAMAN; SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA; SENNA SULFUREA; SYZYGIUM; TAMARIX; TAMARIX APHYLLA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA ARJUNA;

EID: 0037424951     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00437-1     Document Type: Article

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