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- Title
Influence of soil properties on plant density and species richness of saline desert.
- Authors
Pilania, Pradeep Kumar; Panchal, Nilesh Sundarjibhai
- Abstract
Soil environment have significant influence on the productivity of land. Salinity is one of the major factors which negatively affect the vegetation. To measure the influence of soil properties on vegetation, desert ecosystem in India (Little Rann of Kutch of 7020 ha) was studied. Species richness (SR) as well as density for herbs and shrubs/tree (17.018 plants m-2 and 8.617 plants 10m-2) was highest in the site 4, with high OC, OM, N, P, Ca and Fe (0.684, 1.179, 0.059 %, 42.338 kg ha-1, 170.732 and 32.016 mg kg-1) and low clay, EC and Na (33.654%, 9.441dSm-1 and 68.699 mg kg-1). High amount of clay, Na and EC with low Ca and Fe results into low density with low SR (site 2 and 5). Low SR and density are due to low concentration of OC, OM, N, P, Fe, Ca and high concentration of clay, Na and EC.
- Subjects
CALCIUM in soils; SALINITY; AGRICULTURAL productivity
- Publication
Anales de Biología, 2016, Issue 38, p81
- ISSN
1138-3399
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6018/analesbio.38.08