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Wheat Growth On Saline Waterlogged Soils, E G. Barrett-Lennard
Wheat Growth On Saline Waterlogged Soils, E G. Barrett-Lennard
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Studies of the growth of plants on salt-affected soils have focused maily on the effects of salt. However, many salt-affected soils are also subject to waterlogging. Glasshouse experiments conducted by the Department of Agriculture have shown that although wheat growth is not greatly reduced by low levels of salt under well drained conditions, under waterlogged conditions such levels of salt can have a severe effect.