Mulch with sugarcane bagasse and bamboo straw attenuates salt stress in cowpea cultivation

HIGHLIGHTS Saline stress did not affect the initial growth of the cowpea crop. The use of mulch provides better morphological results in the cowpea crop. Vegetal mulches as soil protection (sugarcane bagasse and bamboo straw) attenuated effect of salts on gas exchange of cowpea.

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Main Authors: Inácio J. Barbosa, Henderson C. Sousa, Fernanda Schneider, Geocleber G. de Sousa, Carla I. N. Lessa, Lamine Sanó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbeaa/v25n7/1807-1929-rbeaa-25-07-0485.pdf
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