Comparative phenology and growth of four Cenchrus ciliaris L. accessions established under arid bioclimate in Tunisia

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 531-536

  Lobna, Mnif ^a   Mohamed, Chaieb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Arid zones; Cenchrus ciliaris; Leaf production; Phenology; Spikes

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 33751259154     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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