Morphological and agronomic characterisation of Indigofera species using multivariate analysis

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-59

  Hassen, Abubeker ^a,b   Rethman, N F G ^b   Apostolides, Z ^b  

^a Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIGOFERA; INDIGOFERA COERULEA;

EID: 33646242547     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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