Defoliation time and intensity of wall barley in the Mediterranean rangeland

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 258-262

  El Shatnawi, Moh'd Khair J ^a   Ghosheh, Hani Z ^a   Shannag, Hail K ^a   Ereifej, Khalil I ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Annual grass; Hordeum murinum L. clipping; Jordan; Plant height; Seed; Shoot; Weeds

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RANGELAND; REGROWTH;

JORDAN;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM MURINUM; HORDEUM MURINUM SUBSP. MURINUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0032903434     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003688     Document Type: Article

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