Performance of some perennial grasses on severely salinised sites on the inland slopes of New South Wales

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 357-371

  Semple, W S ^a   Cole, I A ^b   Koen, T B ^b  

^a NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^b Centre for Natural Resources   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PERFORMANCE; GRASS; GROWTH; PERSISTENCE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

AUSTRALIA;

CHLORIS; CHLORIS GAYANA; CILIOPHORA; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; PANICUM COLORATUM; PASPALUM; PASPALUM VAGINATUM; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE; PUCCINELLIA; THINOPYRUM; THINOPYRUM PONTICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038120932     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA02081     Document Type: Article

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