Comparison of the growth and biomass production of six acacia species in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after 4 years of irrigated cultivation

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 783-792

  Aref, Ibrahim M ^a   El Juhany, L I ^a   Hegazy, Said S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acacia ampliceps; Acacia asak; Acacia karroo; Acacia negrii; Acacia seyal; Acacia stenophylla; Relative growth rate (RGR); Tree biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE;

RIYADH; SAUDI ARABIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA AMPLICEPS; ACACIA ASAK; ACACIA KARROO; ACACIA NEGRII; ACACIA SEYAL; ACACIA STENOPHYLLA;

EID: 0038715792     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1067     Document Type: Article

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