Science news articles about 'tolerant grasses'

... selection develop a new variety of salt tolerant grass. Then she will test it again ... zone that the Department of Transportation is seeking a better grass. The department typically plants a mix of red ...

Researcher aims to identify a salt tolerance limit for native and ornamental turf grasses in hopes of finding a variety that can be used along highways without being killed when roadway salt -- mixed ...

Take an arid field riddled with salty soil. Irrigate it with salty water. Plant a salt-tolerant grass along with a salt-sucking companion plant and what do you get? ...