Photosynthetic water-use efficiency of irrigated winter and summer crops in a typical mountain oasis of northern Oman

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-105

  Golombek, Sabine D ^a   Gebauer, Jens ^a   Buerkert, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aflaj; Alfalfa; Irrigation agriculture; Oat; Photosynthesis; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 33847706204     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200620636     Document Type: Article

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