Salt tolerance of mesquite
Authors
Wesley M. JarrellRoss A. Virginia
Authors Affiliations
Wesley M. Jarrell is Associate Professor of Soil Science, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside; Ross A. Virginia is Assistant Research Soil Scientist, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 38(10):28-28. DOI:10.3733/ca.v038n10p28. October 1984.
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Abstract
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California's native mesquite grows primarily in areas of shallow ground water where temperatures are rarely below 24°F. Many of these areas have naturally occurring saline surface or subsurface soils — up to 88 dS/m (about 56,300 mg/L) in the saturation extract. Root systems of mesquite, including the native species, Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana, are well adapted for growth in areas where the plant must rely primarily on ground water. Another species, Prosopis tama-rugo, native to the Atacama Desert of Chile, where average annual rainfall is less than Vi inch, relies wholly on groundwater derived from snow and rain in the Andes Mountains.
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Status of soil salinity in California
Transport of salts by water
Effect of salt on soils
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Crop tolerance
Metabolic energy cost for plant cells exposed to salinity
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Effects of salt on cell membranes of germinating seeds
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Management alternatives: Crop, water, and soil
Benefits and limitations in breeding salt-tolerant crops
Reclamation and regeneration of boron in high-boron soils
Genetic engineering of salinity-tolerant plants
Salinity, photosynthesis, and leaf growth
Effects of increasing drainage in the San Joaquin Valley
Use of saline water for irrigation
Groundwater problems from a legal perspective
Economics of salinity management
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