Effectiveness of sulphuric acid and gypsum for the reclamation of a calcareous saline-sodic soil under four crop rotations

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 262-269

  Zia, M H ^a   Saifullah, ^a   Sabir, M ^a   Ghafoor, A ^a   Murtaza, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Gypsum; Phytoreclamation; Saline sodic soil; Sodium adsorption ratio; Sulphuric acid

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CALCAREOUS SOIL; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GYPSUM; LYSIMETER; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SALINE SOIL; SODIC SOIL; SODIUM; SOIL AMENDMENT; SULFURIC ACID; YIELD RESPONSE;

LEPTOCHLOA FUSCA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ORYZA SATIVA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA BISPINOSA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM ALEXANDRINUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34447506290     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2007.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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