Soil and plant mineral composition and productivity of Acacia nilotica (L.) under irrigation with municipal effluent in an arid environment

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-338

  Singh, G ^a   Bhati, Madhulika ^a  

^a ARID FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Arid region; Biomass; Effluent irrigation; India; Plant nutrients; Soil nutrients; Tree seedlings

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; MINERALS; SOILS;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MUNICIPAL EFFLUENTS; PLANT NUTRIENTS; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (PET);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; EFFLUENT; IRRIGATION; SILVICULTURE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACACIA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOLIAGE; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ACACIA NILOTICA; EFFLUENTS; IRRIGATION; MINERALS; SEEDLINGS; SOIL;

ACACIA NILOTICA;

EID: 18544367507     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S037689290400178X     Document Type: Article

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