Properties of Saline Range Soils of the Rio Grande Plain
Issue Date
1965-07-01Keywords
Climax SpeciesProperties
Saline Range Soils
Rio Grande
Salt Removal
Nueces
Frio
Calcareous Soil
Maverick Soil
sodium chloridePhysicalspeciessoil propertieschemicalsecologyDatavegetative coversouth TexasSaltsreseedingrange conditionovergrazingdroughtmanagement
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Fanning, C. D., Thompson, C. M., & Issacs, D. (1965). Properties of saline range soils of the Rio Grande plain. Journal of Range Management, 18(4), 190-193.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895595Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Range conditions on saline soils are poor as a result of overgrazing. Reseeding plans need to consider species and drought-inducing effects of excess salts. Soil properties suggest that proper vegetative cover would enhance salt removal.Type
Articletext