Effects of salinity, temperature and light on germination of invasive Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) D.C.

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 555-565

  El Keblawy, A ^a,b   Al Rawai, A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Germination percentage; Germination rate; Invasive species; Light; Mesquite; Prosopis juliflora; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; GERMINATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIGHT; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WORLD;

PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 13844254196     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

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