Responses of some arid zone grasses to brackish water

Journal of Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-12

  Ashraf, M ^a   Yasmin, N ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Grass species; Salinity tolerance; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744437405     PISSN: 00413186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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