Truffle production in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Potential and limitation

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-18

  Khanaqa, Azad ^a,b  

^a Dr Khanaqa Research Institute   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INOCULATION; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION; TRANSPLANTATION;

AR RIYAD [SAUDI ARABIA]; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; RIYADH; SAUDI ARABIA;

TIRMANIA PINOYI; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 33744963761     PISSN: 16139216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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