Three halophytes for saline-water agriculture: An oilseed, a forage and a grain crop

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-121

  Glenn, Edward P ^a   Anday, Tekie ^a   Chaturvedi, Rahul ^b   Martinez Garcia, Rafael ^a   Pearlstein, Susanna ^a   Soliz, Deserie ^a   Nelson, Stephen G ^a   Felger, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PEPSICO INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atriplex; Deficit irrigation; Distichlis; Salicornia; Salinity tolerance; Seawater

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOACCUMULATION; C4 PLANT; CULTIVATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FORAGE; HALOPHYTE; PADDY FARMING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SALINITY; SALT WATER; SHRUB; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX LENTIFORMIS; DISTICHLIS; DISTICHLIS PALMERI; DISTICHLIS SPICATA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SALICORNIA; SALICORNIA BIGELOVII;

EID: 84878174864     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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