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ProCrop 1999 |
TABLE 3. CROP SALT TOLERANCE RATINGS, PASTURE
AND HAY GRASSES (MAAS, 1986)
| Crop | Threshold Salinity | % Yield Decrease | ECe at 50% Yield | Relative Tolerance | |||
| 1:1 Soil to water slurry dS/m | Saturated paste extract dS/m | % Yield loss per dS/m | dS/m | MS | MT | T | |
| Alkaligrass, nuttal | --- | --- | --- | --- | X | ||
| Alkali sacton | --- | --- | --- | -- | X | ||
| Brome, smooth | --- | --- | --- | --- | X | ||
| Fescue, tall | --- | 3.6 | 5.3 | 13.3 | X | ||
| Gramma, blue | -- | -- | -- | -- | X | ||
| Ryegrass, perennial | 2.1 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 12.2 | X | ||
| Timothy | -- | -- | -- | -- | X | ||
| Wheatgrass, fairway crested | 2.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 14.7 | X | ||
| Wheatgrass, intermediate | -- | -- | -- | -- | X | ||
| Wheatgrass, slender | -- | -- | -- | -- | X | ||
| 2.8Wheatgrass, tall | 7.5 | 4.2 | 19.4 | X | |||
| Wild rye, beardless | 1.2 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 11.0 | X | ||
| Wild rye, canadian | -- | -- | -- | -- | X | ||
| Wild rye, russian | -- | -- | -- | -- | X | ||
MS=moderately sensitive, MT=moderately tolerant, T=tolerant
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| Terry Gregoire, Area Extension Specialist/Cropping Systems NDSU Extension Service Box 477, Traynor Building Devils Lake, ND 58301-0477 |
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