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Saline agriculture : salt-tolerant plants for developing countries : report of a Panel of the Board on Science and Technology for International Development, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Saline Agriculture in Developing Countries.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Salt-tolerant crops.
Halophytes.
Biosaline resources.
Agriculture--Developing countries.
Agriculture.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (151 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1990.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
Saline Agriculture
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Introduction
LIMITATIONS
RESEARCH NEEDS
REFERENCES AND SELECTED READINGS
Overview
FOOD
FUEL
FODDER
FIBER AND OTHER PRODUCTS
1 Food
INTRODUCTION
GRAINS AND OILSEEDS
TUBERS AND FOLIAGE
LEAF PROTEIN
FRUITS
TRADITIONAL CROPS
General
Grains and Oilseeds
Zostera Marina
Distichlis
Sporobolus Airoides
Quinoa
Kosteletzkya Virginica
Acacias
Terminalia Catappa
Argan
Salicornia
Tubers and Foliage
Batis Maritima
Sesuvium Portulacastrum
Portulaca Oleracea
Crithmum Maritimum
Atriplex Triangularis
Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum
Suaeda Maritima
Leaf Protein
Fruits
Salvadora
Lyciums
Santalum Acuminatum
Traditional Crops
Asparagus
Rice
Barley
Wheat
Maize
Tomato
Onion
Honey
RESEARCH CONTACTS
Pennisetum Typhoides
Acacia
Tecticornia
Quandong
Lycium
Coccoloba Uvifera
2 Fuel
FUELWOOD TREES AND SHRUBS**
Prosopis
Eucalyptus
Casuarina
Rhizophora
Melaleuca
Tamarix
Other Species
LIQUID FUELS
GASEOUS FUELS
Fuelwood Trees
Adhatoda Vasica
Pongamia Pinnata
Butea Monosperma
Pithecellobium Dulce
Nipa Palm
Kallar Grass
Nipa Palm.
Kallar Grass
3 Fodder
GRASSES
Silt Grass
Russian-Thistle
Saltgrasses
Channel Millet
Cordgrasses
Rhodes Grass
Tall Wheat Grass
SHRUBS
Atriplex
Mairiena
Kochia
Samphire
Trees
Leucaena
Grasses
Tall Wheatgrass
Hedysarum Carnosum
Puccinellia
Sporobolus
Shrubs
Cord Grasses
Maireana
Prosopis Tamarugo
4 Fiber and Other Products
ESSENTIAL OILS
Kewda
Mentha and Other Species
GUMS, OILS, AND RESINS
PULP AND FIBER
Palms
BIOACTIVE DERIVATIVES
LANDSCAPE AND ORNAMENTAL USE
Essential Oils
Gums, Oils and Resins
Sesbania
Grindelia
Larrea Tridentata
Sapium Sebiferum
Jojoba
Guayule
Chrysothamnus
Pulp and Fiber
Reed
Typha
Saccharum Griffithii
Hibiscus
Cotton
Bioactive Derivatives
Calophyllum Inophyllum
Balanites Roxburghii
Azadirachta Indica
Anemopsis Californica
Mangrove Toxicants
Citrullus Colocynthis
Landscape and Ornamental Use
Dhaincha
Creosote Bush.
Chinese Tallow Tree
Chrysothamnus Nauseosus
Esparto Grass
Kenaf/Hibiscus
Commiphora Wightii
Catharanus Roseus
Index
Board on Science and Technology for International Development
MEMBERS
HOW TO ORDER BOSTID REPORTS
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS
PLANTS
INNOVATIONS IN TROPICAL FORESTRY
MANAGING TROPICAL ANIMAL RESOURCES
HEALTH
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
GENERAL
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Notes:
Report prepared by the Panel on Saline Agriculture in Developing Countries.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786610212712
9781280212710
1280212713
9780309582469
0309582466
9780585142852
0585142858
OCLC:
44965811

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