Conservation through utilization: A case study of the indigenous forage grasses of the Arabian Peninsula

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-28

  Peacock, J M ^a,g   Ferguson, M E ^a,b   Alhadrami, G A ^c   McCann, I R ^a   Al Hajoj, A ^d   Saleh, A ^e   Karnik, R ^f  

^a Arabian Peninsula Regional Program   (United Arab Emirates)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Ministry of Agriculture and Water Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries   (United Arab Emirates)

^f Nat Hist Mus/Desert Park Sharjah   (United Arab Emirates)

^g KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORAGE; GRASS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RANGELAND; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; MIDDLE EAST;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; POACEAE;

EID: 0037400669     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0895     Document Type: Conference Paper

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