Evaluation of fruit tree species for sodicity tolerance.
Dagar J. C., Gurbachan Singh
Author Affiliation: Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal - 132001, India.
Indian Journal of Forestry 23 : 390-396
Abstract : Eleven fruit trees - Achras japota [Manilkara zapota], Carissa carandas, Citrus reticulata, Ficus carica, Mangifera indica, Prunus domestica, Prunus amygdalus [Prunus dulcis], Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Sapindus mukorossi and Syzygium cumini were evaluated for sodicity tolerance. Achras japota, Carissa carandas, Syzygium cumini, Psidium guajava, and Punica granatum were more tolerant to sodicity than the rest studied here as they accumulate more potassium ions than the others.