Saline agriculture in mediterranean environments

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-43

  Maggio, Albino ^a   de Pascale, Stefania ^a   Fagnano, Massimo ^a   Barbieri, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Field crops; Salt stress; Vegetable crops

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRONOMY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOMEOSTASIS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROOT SYSTEM; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SALINIZATION; SEASONALITY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SHOOT; SOIL DEGRADATION; VEGETABLE; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 84855859778     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2011.e7     Document Type: Review

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