Amelioration of saline-sodic soil with amendments using brackish water, canal water and their combination

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-46

  Kahlon, Umad Zafar ^a   Murtaza, Ghulam ^a   Ghafoor, Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Amelioration; Amendments; Brackish water; Saline sodic soil

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84857393220     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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