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Crop Growth under Saline Conditions

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 5))

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Different plants have a wide range of salinity tolerance; sensitive plants are called glycophytes, and highly tolerant ones, halophytes. Most agricultural crops are salt-sensitive, and therefore salinity may be one of the major factors determining yields in irrigated areas, especially under arid and semiarid conditions.

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  1. Institute of Soils and Water, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel

    Bruno Yaron

  2. Department of Land Improvement and Drainage, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Erik Danfors

  3. Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel

    Yoash Vaadia

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Meiri, A., Shalhevet, J. (1973). Crop Growth under Saline Conditions. In: Yaron, B., Danfors, E., Vaadia, Y. (eds) Arid Zone Irrigation. Ecological Studies, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65570-8_21

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