Effect of water salinity on survival and growth of landscape trees in Saudi Arabia

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 320-333

  Hussain, Ghulam ^a   Alshammary, Saad F ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Biomass yield; Leaching requirement; Salt tolerance; Shelterbelts; Soil salinity; Tree height; Tree survival and growth; Water salinity

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; DESERTIFICATION; DICOTYLEDON; IRRIGATION; LANDSCAPE; LEACHING; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SHELTERBELT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; PARKINSONIA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 53149116274     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980802388371     Document Type: Article

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