Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) has potential for desalinizing greenhouse recirculation water

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 961-964

  Ngosong, Christopher ^a   Halpern, Moshe T ^a   Whalen, Joann K ^a   Smith, Donald L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Hydroponics; Purslane; Recirculating system; Salinity; Salts

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; HALOPHYTE; HYDROPONICS; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; SALINITY; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETABLE;

CANADA;

EID: 84884472332     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2012-271     Document Type: Article

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