Salt removal efficiency as influenced by phyto-amelioration of salt-affected soils

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 456-460

  Ammari, Tarek G ^a   Tahboub, Alaedeen B ^a   Saoub, Hani M ^b   Hattar, Butros I ^b   Al Zu'bi, Yasin A ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Barley; Electrical conductivity; Fodder beet; Halophytes; Leaching; Phyto amelioration; Saline sodic soils; Salt removal efficiency; Salt tolerant species; Sodium adsorption ratio; Soil salinity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 55249117515     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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