Elemental composition of alfalfa leaves and its relation to soil composition and irrigation water quality in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1269-1278

  Sadiq, Muhammad ^a,b   Abdurrehman, Walid A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 0032797495     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904169909365711     Document Type: Article

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