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First I must admit that I am writing this blog post in response to query from some of my friends. Selection of species depends on soil type. Here I go.....
The following forestry species are suitable for saline soils:
*Very High Tolerance (ECe > 35 dS/m): Tamarix, Prosopis, Salvadora, Acacia farnesiana
*High salt tolerant (ECe 25-35 dS/m): Casuarina ,Terminalia catappa, Thespesia populnea and Cocos nucifera
*Tolerant (ECe 15-25 dS/m) : Casuarina (glauca, obesa, equiselifolia), Acacia tortilis, A. nilotica, Callistemon lanceolata, Pongamia pinnata, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Crescentia alata, Albizia lebbeck, Ziziphus mauritiana, Parkinsonia aculeata
For sodic soil, the following species may be tried:
*pH>10: Prosopis juliflora, Acacia nilotica, Tamarix articulata
*pH 9.6-10: Eucalyptus tereticornis, Capparis decidua, Pithecellobium dulce, Prosopis alba, P. cineraria, Casuarina equisetifolia*1, Salvadora persica, S. oleoides, Terminalia arjuna,
Carissa carandus, Psidium guajava, Zizyphus mauritiana, Emblica officinalis
*pH 9.1-9.5: Cordia rothii, Albizia lebbeck, Cassia siamea, Pongamia pinnata, Sesbania sesban, Parkinsonia aculeata, Dalbergia sissoo, Kigelia pinnata, Butea monosperma, Syzygium c**inii, Feronia limonia
For partially reclaimed sodic soil, the following models may be tried:
*Poplar-rice-wheat
*Poplar-rice-berseem
*Eucalyptus-rice-berseem
*Eucalyptus-rice-wheat
For acid soil: Litchi+vegetables
For normal soil: Mango+vegetables comes up well.
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