Effects of salinity and desalination on seed germination of six annual weed species

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 475-479

  Li, Xue hua ^a   Jiang, De ming ^a   Li, Xiao lan ^b   Zhou, Quan lai ^a   Xin, Jiang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Science   (China)

Author keywords

annual weed species; germination; glycophyte; halophyte; Horqin sandy land; salinity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; DESALINATION; GERMINATION; GRASS; HALOPHYTE; HERB; OSMOSIS; SALINITY; SANDY LOAM; SEED DORMANCY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOXICITY; VIABILITY;

CHINA; HORQIN DESERT; NEI MONGGOL;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA SCOPARIA; ARTEMISIA SIEVERSIANA; CHENOPODIUM; CHENOPODIUM ACUMINATUM; CHENOPODIUM GLAUCUM; CHLORIS VIRGATA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS PILOSA; SCOPARIA;

EID: 79961043451     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-011-0190-8     Document Type: Article

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