Improving forage crops for semi-arid areas

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-94

  Medrano, H ^a   Chaves, M M ^b   Porqueddu, C ^c   Caredda, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c CNR   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0039396207     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003072709802700205     Document Type: Article

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