Growth and Landscape Performance of Ten Herbaceous Species in Response to Saline Water Irrigation1

• Main Authors: Niu, Genhua, Rodriguez, Denise S., Aguiniga, Lizzie
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Article; Homestead; Huntington; Nutt; Grönland
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2888300; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20585473

Ten herbaceous perennials and groundcovers were grown in raised beds from June to September in a dry, hot desert environment and micro-spray drip irrigated with synthesized saline solutions at electrical conductivity of 0.8 (tap water), 3.2, or 5.4 dS/m. Plant height and two perpendicular widths wer...