Evaluation of the Suitability of Sewage and Recycled Water for Irrigation of Ornamental Plants

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 62-79

  Younis, Adnan ^a   Riaz, Atif ^a   Mushtaq, Nauman ^b   Tahir, Zeeshan ^a   Siddique, Muhammad Irfan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b Irrigation and Power Department   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Foliage plants; heavy metals; macronutrients; phosphorus; potassium; recycled water; sewage water; TDS

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FOLIAGE; IRRIGATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

CORDYLINE TERMINALIS; CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS; EUONYMUS; EUONYMUS JAPONICA;

EID: 84919839318     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2014.956886     Document Type: Article

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