Growth response of eight tropical turfgrass species to salinity

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5799-5806

  Uddin, Md Kamal ^a   Juraimi, Abdul Shukor ^a   Ismail, Mohd Razi ^a   Othman, Radziah ^a   Abdul Rahim, Anuar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Salinity tolerance; Seawater; Turfgrass; Water salinity

Indexed keywords

PEAT; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; AXONOPUS AFFINIS; AXONOPUS COMPRESSUS; BERMUDA GRASS; EREMOCHLOA OPHIUROIDES; GROWTH RETARDATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PASPALUM VAGINATUM; PASPLAUM VAGINATUM; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SALINITY; SALT TOLERANCE; SAND; SAVANNA; SHOOT; SOIL; TURFGRASS; ZOYSIA MATRELLA;

AXONOPUS COMPRESSUS; AXONOPUS FISSIFOLIUS; CHILOPODA; CYNODON DACTYLON; EREMOCHLOA OPHIUROIDES; PASPALUM VAGINATUM; POACEAE; ZOYSIA MATRELLA;

EID: 71649091375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.847     Document Type: Article

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