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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811951803321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1990

ISBN

1-280-21271-3

9786610212712

0-309-58246-6

0-585-14285-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Disciplina

631.5

Soggetti

Salt-tolerant crops

Halophytes

Biosaline resources

Agriculture - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Report prepared by the Panel on Saline Agriculture in Developing Countries.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 -- REFERENCES AND SELECTED READINGS -- 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 -- General -- Grains and Oilseeds --



Zostera Marina -- Distichlis -- Quinoa -- Pennisetum Typhoides -- Kosteletzkya Virginica -- Acacia -- Tecticornia -- Terminalia Catappa -- Argan -- Salicornia -- Leaf Protein -- Fruits -- Quandong -- Lycium -- Coccoloba Uvifera -- Traditional Crops -- Asparagus -- Rice -- Barley -- Wheat -- Maize -- Tomato -- Honey -- 2 Fuel -- INTRODUCTION -- FUELWOOD TREES AND SHRUBS** -- Prosopis -- Eucalyptus -- Casuarina -- Rhizophora -- Melaleuca -- Tamarix -- Acacia -- Other Species -- LIQUID FUELS -- GASEOUS FUELS -- REFERENCES AND SELECTED READINGS -- General -- Fuelwood Trees -- Prosopis -- Eucalyptus -- Casuarina -- Rhizophora -- Melaleuca -- Tamarix -- Acacia -- Adhatoda Vasica -- Pongamia Pinnata -- Butea Monosperma -- Pithecellobium Dulce -- Nipa Palm -- Kallar Grass -- RESEARCH CONTACTS -- General -- Prosopis -- Eucalyptus -- Casuarina -- Rhizophora -- Melaleuca -- Tamarix -- Acacia -- Nipa Palm.

Kallar Grass -- 3 Fodder -- INTRODUCTION -- GRASSES -- Kallar Grass -- Silt Grass -- Russian-Thistle -- Saltgrasses -- Channel Millet -- Cordgrasses -- Rhodes Grass -- Tall Wheat Grass -- Other Species -- SHRUBS -- Atriplex -- Mairiena -- Kochia -- Samphire -- Trees -- Acacia -- Leucaena -- Prosopis -- REFERENCES AND SELECTED READINGS -- General -- Grasses -- Kallar Grass -- Silt Grass -- Russian-Thistle -- Saltgrasses -- Channel Millet -- Cordgrasses -- Rhodes Grass -- Tall Wheatgrass -- Hedysarum Carnosum -- Puccinellia -- Sporobolus -- Shrubs -- General -- Atriplex -- Mairiena -- Kochia -- Samphire -- Trees -- Acacia -- Leucaena -- Prosopis -- RESEARCH CONTACTS -- General -- Grasses -- Kallar Grass -- Silt Grass -- Russian-Thistle -- Saltgrasses -- Channel Millet -- Cord Grasses -- Rhodes Grass -- Tall Wheatgrass -- Hedysarum Carnosum -- Puccinellia -- Shrubs -- Atriplex -- Maireana -- Kochia -- Samphire -- Trees -- Acacia -- Leucaena -- Prosopis Tamarugo -- 4 Fiber and Other Products -- INTRODUCTION -- ESSENTIAL OILS -- Kewda -- Mentha and Other Species -- GUMS, OILS, AND RESINS -- PULP AND FIBER -- Palms -- BIOACTIVE DERIVATIVES -- LANDSCAPE AND ORNAMENTAL USE -- REFERENCES AND SELECTED READINGS -- General -- Essential Oils -- Kewda -- Mentha and Other Species -- Gums, Oils and Resins -- General -- Sesbania -- Grindelia -- Larrea Tridentata -- Sapium Sebiferum -- Jojoba -- Guayule -- Chrysothamnus -- Pulp and Fiber -- Reed -- Typha -- Saccharum Griffithii -- Hibiscus -- Cotton -- Palms -- Bioactive Derivatives -- Calophyllum Inophyllum -- Balanites Roxburghii -- Azadirachta Indica -- Adhatoda Vasica -- Anemopsis Californica -- Mangrove Toxicants -- Citrullus Colocynthis -- Russian-Thistle -- Landscape and Ornamental Use -- RESEARCH CONTACTS -- Essential Oils -- Gums, Oils and Resins -- General -- Dhaincha -- Grindelia -- Creosote Bush.

Chinese Tallow Tree -- Jojoba -- Chrysothamnus Nauseosus -- Guayule -- Pulp and Fiber -- Cotton -- Reed -- Esparto Grass -- Typha -- Kenaf/Hibiscus -- Palms -- Bioactive Derivatives -- Calophyllum Inophyllum -- Balanites Roxburghii -- Azadirachta Indica -- Commiphora Wightii -- Catharanus Roseus -- Landscape and Ornamental Use -- 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 -- FORTHCOMING BOOKS FROM BOSTID -- BOSTID PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTORS -- UNITED STATES -- EUROPE -- ASIA -- SOUTH AMERICA -- FOR MORE INFORMATION.