Effects of Sodium and Calcium on Desert Plant
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i4/145130Keywords:
Calcium, Salinity, Sodium, Soil, Vegetation.Abstract
High salinity is contributing significantly to land degradation. Little Rann of Kutch of 4860 ha, also known as saline desert, was selected to study vegetation and soil through quadrate method. Dominant plants are salt loving or having C4, or CAM pathway. Total 39 species representing 33 genera belonging to 20 families were recorded with contagious distribution pattern for all species. Poaceae, Papilionaceae/Fabaceae, Cyperaceae and Chenopodiaceae were dominant families with maximum number of species. Aristida adscensionis L. (1.465 plants m-2), Cressa cretica L. (0.969 plants m-2), Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. (5.125 plants 10m-2) and Acacia nilotica (L.) Del.subsp. nilotica (Benth.) Brenan (1.000 plants 10m-2) were dominating. Total biomass for C. cretica L. (138.407 gm-2) was maximum and minimum for Argemone mexicana L. (3.555 gm-2). Similarity index was 22.222 to 54.545 for herbs and 33.333 to 88.888 for shrubs and trees. Low species richness, diversity index and density suggest the need of sustainable management and conservation of biodiversity. High concentration of OC, OM, N, P, Fe and Na (0.368%, 0.635%, 0.032%, 25.541 kg ham-1, 111.884 and 227.407 mg kg-1) is beneficial for vegetation to grow sustainably (site 3). Result surprisingly shows that Na and Fe represent beneficial effect for plant growth while Ca retards the growth.References
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