Evaluation of subtropical ornamental trees for reclaiming salinity affected lands

• Published in: Journal of forestry research Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 807 - 817
• Main Authors: Gupta, Jagreeti, Dubey, R. K., Kaur, Nirmaljit, Choudhary, O. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004, India
• Subjects: Analysis; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Drinking water; Electrical conductivity; Electrical resistivity; Forestry; Leaves; Life Sciences; Moisture content; Original Paper; Ornamental trees; Salinity; Salinity effects; Seedlings; Sodium chloride; Species; Sugar; Survival; Water content; Saline irrigation; Ornamental trees; Relative leaf water content; Survival; Osmolytes

This study was conducted to evaluate the tolerance of 1-year-old seedlings of ten subtropical ornamental tree species against a range of salinity levels of NaCl from May 2015 to October 2015. The levels were further enhanced from November to April 2017 as 100% survival was observed in the initial co...