Overhead-irrigation with saline and alkaline water: Deleterious effects on foliage of Rhodes grass and leucaena

• Published in: Agricultural water management Vol. 169; pp. 173 - 182
• Main Authors: Cicchelli, Federico D.F., Wehr, J. Bernhard, Dalzell, Scott A., Li, Cui, Menzies, Neal W., Kopittke, Peter M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Calcium carbonate; Chloris gayana; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Chlorophylls; Fluorescence; Foliage; Grasses; Leaf morphology; Leucaena; Leucaena leucocephala; Plant growth; Power plants; Saline; Toxicity; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Leaf morphology; Plant growth; Toxicity

•Irrigation of saline water on plant foliage causes a direct reduction in growth.•Differences in tolerance were observed between plant species.•Growing conditions influenced the magnitude of the deleterious effects.•Alkalinity was not observed to reduce growth of foliage in any treatment. Saline and...