Response of Stipa lagascae R. and Sch. to protection under arid condition of southern Tunisia

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 465-469

  Ouled Belgacem, A ^a   Chaieb, M ^b   Neffati, M ^a   Tiedeman, J ^c  

^a INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^b Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Arid rangelands; Perennial grass; Protection; Stipa lagascae

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; RHANTERIUM SUAVEOLENS; STIPA; STIPA LAGASCAE;

EID: 33646271840     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.465.469     Document Type: Article

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