Relative salinity tolerance of turf-type saltgrass selections

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-209

  Qian, Y L ^a   Fu, J M ^a   Wilhelm, S J ^a   Christensen, D ^a   Koski, A J ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Distichlis spicata var. stricta; Halophyte; Salinity tolerance; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SALINE WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

DISTICHLIS SPICATA VAR. STRICTA; HALOPHYTES; SALINITY TOLERANCE; TURFGRASS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PLANTS; SALINITY;

DISTICHLIS SPICATA; POACEAE;

EID: 34047205637     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.2.205     Document Type: Article

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