Arid land plants: promising new tools for economic development and basic research
Conference
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OSTI ID:5197755
An overview is presented of arid land plant development stressing products and plant physiological and ecological concepts unique to arid land plants. Integration of new arid land crops into polyculture management systems is suggested utilizing specialized plant functions, e.g., drought resistance, resistance to salinity, ability to fix nitrogen, frost tolerance and capability to produce a cash crop. Impacts on arid land plant productivity on political systems of developing countries are discussed and recommendations are presented for overcoming institutional constraints facing arid land plant development. (MHR)
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Riverside (USA). Dept. of Soil and Environmental Sciences
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG01-78ET20023
- OSTI ID:
- 5197755
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-800840-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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