Analysis of water supply of plants under saline soil conditions and conclusions for research on crop salt tolerance

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Schleiff, U ^a  

^a Independent Expert for Irrigation and Salinity Fertilizers and Crops Soils and Environment ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Brackish irrigation; Crop salt tolerance; Rhizosphere; Root morphology; Soil salinity; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BRACKISH WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT SYSTEM; SALINE SOIL; SALINITY TOLERANCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER UPTAKE;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 38849186657     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2007.00290.x     Document Type: Review

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