A. Halophyte
B. Hetrophyics
C. Viticphyics
D. Hortiphyics
Submitted by: Zakir Memon
A halophyte is a salt-tolerant plant that grows in soil or waters of high salinity, coming into contact with saline water through its roots or by salt spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs and seashores.
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C. Both a & b
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B. Low organic matter
C. Both a & b
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B. Calcite
C. Dolomite
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B. 0.4dsm-1
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