Preliminary Observations on the Performance of Some Exotic Species of Atriplex in Saudi Arabia
- 1 May 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Range Management
- Vol. 34 (3) , 208-210
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3898042
Abstract
Seeds of 7 Atriplex spp., 4 from the USA [A. polycarpa, A. muelleri, A. canescens, A. halimus] and 3 from Australia [A. rhagodioides, A. nummularia, A. inflata] were germinated in the greenhouse and then transplanted to field plots. Data were obtained on vegetative growth, flowering, seed production, seed germination and chemical composition of the plants. There were marked differences between species in vegetative growth. All flowered normally, but seed production and seed germination percentages differed among the species. All species were high in protein and ash content.Keywords
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