Arid soils of the Badia region of northeastern Jordan: Potential use for sustainable agriculture

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-32

  Rawajfih, Z ^a   Khresat, S A ^a   Buck, B ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid soils; Jordan; Soil management

Indexed keywords

JORDANIA;

EID: 27644438173     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340400026594     Document Type: Article

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