A comparative analysis of establishment of Cenchrus ciliaris provenances in arid zone of Tunisia

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-351

  Mnif, Lobna ^a   Belgacem, Azaiez Ouled ^a   Cortina, Jordi ^a   Chaieb, Mohamed ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Arid ecosystems; Cenchrus ciliaris; Provenance; Rain Use Efficiency (RUE); Rhanterium suaveolens

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PROVENANCE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA; WORLD;

CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; RHANTERIUM SUAVEOLENS;

EID: 27644471477     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980500299565     Document Type: Article

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