Amelioration strategies for sodic soils: a review

M Qadir, S Schubert, A Ghafoor… - Land Degradation & …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Sodic soils are characterized by the occurrence of excess sodium (Na+) to levels that can
adversely affect soil structure and disturb availability of some nutrients to plants. Such …

Kallar grass, a plant for saline lands.

KA Malik, ZA Zahoor Aslam, MN Mujtaba Naqvi - 1986 - cabidigitallibrary.org
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An agroforestry practice for the development of salt lands usingProsopis juliflora andLeptochloa fusca

G Singh - Agroforestry systems, 1995 - Springer
High salt concentration in the soil is a serious problem in vast areas of otherwise productive
agricultural lands in India. Establishment of salt tolerant vegetation could be an effective way …

The effect of salinity on the yield and composition of Diplachne fusca (Kallar grass)

GR Sandhu, Z Aslam, M Salim, A Sattar… - Plant, cell & …, 1981 - Wiley Online Library
Aspects of the response of Kallar grass (Diplachne fusca) to root salinity have been studied.
Field observation on the high level of tolerance of this species have been mirrored in pot …

Ion distribution in relation to leaf age in Leptochloa fusca* (L.) Kunth (Kallar grass) I. K, Na, Ca and Mg

AS Bhatti, S Steinert, G Sarwar, A Hilpert… - New …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY Using Leptochloa fusca (Kallar grass) plants, the distribution of K, Na, Mg and
Ca between leaves of various ages has been studied. Plants grown in a salt‐affected …

The effectiveness of salt-accumulating plants in reclaiming salinized soils

K IWASAKI - Japanese Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 1987 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A review of previous research indicates the potential of a new approach for reclaiming
salinized soils by using salt-accumulating plants such as algae, rice, sunflower, cotton …

Ion distribution in relation to leaf age in Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth* (Kallar grass) II. Anions*

S Klagges, AS Bhatti, G Sarwar, A Hilpert… - New …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY Using Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth (Kallar grass) plants, the distribution of Cl−,
NO3−, H3PO4−, SO42− and malate between leaves of various ages has been studied …

Forage yield, mineral composition, nutrient cycling and ameliorating effects of Karnal grass (Leptochloa fusca) grown with mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) in a highly …

G Singh, HS Gill, IP Abrol, SS Cheema - Field Crops Research, 1991 - Elsevier
A field study was initiated in July 1984 in the Karnal district of Haryana, India to examine the
forage production, mineral composition, nutrient cycling and reclaiming effects of Karnal …

Secretion and uptake of salt ions by detached Leptochloa fusca L. Kunth (Kallar grass) leaves

AS Bhatti, G Sarwar - Environmental and experimental botany, 1993 - Elsevier
Data on time dependence of secretion of ions by detached Leptochloa fusca leaves showed
a massive linear secretion of Na and Cl over 24 hr. Secretion of K and Ca was very low and …

Karylogical studies of Kallar grass (Leptochloa fusca L.)

S Farooq - Cytologia, 1989 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Materials and methods Stem cuttings of kallar grass were planted in a mixture of sand and
leaf manure(1: 1). In order to obtain properly stained and well spread figures of mitotic …