The influence of sowing rate on the production and growth of wild oat (Avena fatua) in the depleted semi-arid rangelands of Jordan

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 96-100

  El Shatnawi, M K J ^a   Ghosheh, H Z ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

ANNUAL GRASSES; FORAGE; PLANT HEIGHT; POLYNOMIAL REGRESSION; SEED YIELD; TILLER

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009528826     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220119909485723     Document Type: Article

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