Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-70

  Pearlstein, S L ^a   Felger, R S ^a,b   Glenn, E P ^a   Harrington, J ^c   Al Ghanem, K A ^d   Nelson, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Sky Island Alliance   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Halophyte; Hypersaline; Hypoxic; Non tillage agriculture; Relative growth rates; Seawater crops

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; ANATOMY; CARBOHYDRATE; CHROMOSOME; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLOWERING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GERMINATION; GRASS; HALOPHYTE; HERB; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; IRRIGATION; MARSH; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERENNIAL PLANT; PROTEIN; SALINITY; TILLAGE;

ARGENTINA; COLORADO RIVER [ARGENTINA]; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

DISTICHLIS PALMERI; DISTICHLIS SPICATA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE;

EID: 84859383022     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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