Agroforestry on alkali soils: Effect on some management practices on initial growth, biomass accumulation and chemical composition of selected tree species

Growth performance of exotic and indigenous tree species in saline soils in Turkana, Kenya

“…They found greater dieback among the older trees, but less in saplings. Similarly, Parkinsonia aculeata experiences dieback (Grewal & Abrol, 1986). In FT2, patterns of dieback were observed in L. leucocephala, A. holosericea, At.…”

Evaluation and selection of multipurpose tree for improving soil hydro-physical behaviour under hilly eco-system of north east India

“…Quite a good amount of litter fall (473.75-621.50 g m -2 ) from these trees was observed (Table 5) which might have increased the cohesiveness in the soil system after its decomposition and also bound the soil tightly in lower horizons with the help of deep root systems (Deb et al 2005). Grewal and Abrol (1986) reported that the litter fall to the ground and surface vegetation protected soil directly against erosive forces of raindrops and surface run-off by improving soil physical and hydrological parameters. Values for soil parameters are the means of three replications under two soil depths (0-15 and 15-30 cm) and two seasons across the year Soil moisture retention characteristics Soil water retention characteristics (w -h relationships) were determined at various suctions from -0.01 to -1.5 MPa.…”

Influence of elemental sulfur, micronutrients, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and potassium on growth of Prosopis alba on high pH soils in Argentina

“…The research initiative lead by the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute in Karnal, India (Grewal and Abrol, 1986;Singh et al, 1988;Singh et al, 1989a, b;Singh, 1995;Bhojvaid et al, 1996) have been world leaders in using combinations of trees and grasses to reclaim these high pH soils. Prosopis juliflora was able to grow satisfactorily without amendments up to pH 9.0, but these authors found that when the soil pH was 10.4 it was necessary to plant the trees in auger holes with amendments of 3 kg gypsum and 8 kg of farmyard manure per hole (Singh, 1996).…”