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Saline Agriculture : Salt Tolerant Plants For Developing CountriesStock informationGeneral Fields
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Local DescriptionNational Academy Press. 1990. First edition. A very good copy only marked by light wear to the wraps. The contents are fine and unmarked. Scans available if required. DescriptionSalt-tolerant plants can be used to produce economically important materials such as essential oils, gums, oils, and resins, pulp and fiber, and bioactive compounds. Further, salt- tolerant plants can be cultivated for landscape use and irrigated with saline water, thereby conserving fresh water for other uses. Author descriptionReport of a Panel of the Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council Table of contentsEssential Oils Gums, Oils and Resins Dhaincha Grindelia Creosote Bush Chinese Tallow Tree Chrysothamnus nauseosus Guayole Pulp and Fiber Cotton Typha Kenaf/Hibiscus Bioactive Derivatives Calophyllum inophyllum Balanites roxburghii Azadirachta indica Catharanus roseus |