Growth and Yield of Salvadora persica, a Facultative Halophyte Grown on Saline Black Soil (Vertic Haplustept)

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-61

  Rao, G Gururaja ^a,b   Nayak, A K ^a   Chinchmalatpure, Anil R ^a   Nath, Abhay ^a   Babu, V Ravindra ^a  

^a Regional Research Station   (India)

^b CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cost benefit ratio; Oil yield; Salinity; Seed yield

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; LAND MANAGEMENT; SALINE SOIL; SEED; SOIL REMEDIATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

SALVADORA PERSICA;

EID: 1642565890     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980490245013     Document Type: Article

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