Kosteletzkya virginica, a halophytic species with potential for agroecotechnology in Jiangsu Province, China

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 271-276

  He, Zhenxiang ^a,b   Ruan, Chengjiang ^a   Qin, Pei ^a   Seliskar, Denise M ^c   Gallagher, John L ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecotechnology; Ecological agriculture; Halophyte; Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) Presl.; Saline agriculture; Salinity

Indexed keywords

PROTEINS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEED; SOILS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

COASTAL TIDAL MARSHES; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING;

ECOLOGY;

AGROECOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRACKISH WATER; HALOPHYTE; SALINITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU;

KOSTELETZKYA VIRGINICA;

EID: 2342527928     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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