Evaluation of sowing methods, irrigation schedules, chemical fertilizer doses and varieties of plantago ovata forsk. to rehabilitate degraded calcareous lands irrigated with saline water in dry regions of Northwestern India

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-151

  Tomar, O S ^a   Dagar, J C ^a   Minhas, P S ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Calcareous land; Electrical conductivity; Irrigation frequency; Plantago ovata; Psyllium; Saline irrigation; Un husked grain yield

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CALCAREOUS SOIL; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SALT WATER; SANDY LOAM; SEMIARID REGION; SOWING;

INDIA;

PLANTAGO OVATA;

EID: 77951010815     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980903523926     Document Type: Article

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