Soil rehabilitation through afforestation: Evaluation of the performance of Prosopis juliflora, Dalbergia sissoo and Eucalyptus tereticornis plantations in a sodic environment

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-269

  Mishra, Ashutosh ^a   Sharma, S D ^a   Gupta, M K ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Amelioration; Chemical properties; India; Nutrients; Plantation; Sodic wasteland

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANTATION; SODIC SOIL; SOIL REMEDIATION;

INDIA;

DALBERGIA; DALBERGIA SISSOO; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 0038721371     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980301597     Document Type: Article

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