salt tolerance — The resistance of crops to salt concentration [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
salt tolerance test — a test that measures the ability of salmonid smolts to transfer to salt water. A sample of smolts is exposed to salt water for a day and then their sodium or chloride ion concentration in blood plasma is measured and survival noted … Dictionary of ichthyology
Salt Lake School — is a co educational school situated in Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India. History It is one of the most reputed and the oldest schools in Salt Lake. The school started from the academic year of 1979. The Govt. Of West Bengal in consideration of the… … Wikipedia
Salt marsh — A salt marsh is a type of marsh that is a transitional intertidal between land and salty or brackish water (e.g.: sloughs, bays, estuaries). It is dominated by halophytic (salt tolerant) herbaceous plants. Historically, salt marshes have… … Wikipedia
Drug tolerance — Physiological tolerance or drug tolerance is commonly encountered in pharmacology, when a subject s reaction to a drug (such as an opiate painkiller, benzodiazepine or other psychotropic drug) is reduced at a later time even though the dose or… … Wikipedia
Physiological tolerance — In physiology, tolerance occurs when an organism builds up a resistance to the effects of a substance after repeated exposure. This can occur with environmental substances such as salt or pesticides. It is also commonly encountered in… … Wikipedia
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
Halophyte — A halophyte is a plant that naturally grows where it is affected by salinity in the root area or by salt spray, such as in saline semi deserts, mangrove swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores. An example of a halophyte is the salt marsh grass … Wikipedia
Salsola soda — Taxobox name = Salsola soda image caption = ©2006 Luigi Rignanese regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Amaranthaceae subfamilia = Chenopodiaceae genus = Salsola species = S. soda… … Wikipedia
Biosalinity — is the study and practice of using saline (salty) water for irrigating agricultural crops.Many arid and semi arid areas actually do have sources of water, but the available water is usually brackish (500 5000 ppm salt by weight) or saline (3 5%… … Wikipedia