Effect of salinity and some chemical properties of the under- and intercanopy soils on range plants in a dry region of southern Iran

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 15-33

  Sameni, A M ^a   Soleimani, R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Range plants in a dry region; Salinity; Under and intercanopy soils

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CANOPY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ION; NATIVE SPECIES; SALINITY; SHRUB; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SURFACE LAYER; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; ATRIPLEX LENTIFORMIS; ATRIPLEX LEUCOCLADA; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; SALSOLA;

EID: 33847080896     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620601093579     Document Type: Article

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