Acacia nilotica and Medicago sativa, suitable plants for agro-forestry in southern coasts of Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1713-1717

  Emtehani, Mohammad Hassan ^a   Tabari, Masoud ^b  

^a YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Agro forestry; Fodder value; Growth; Medicago sativa; Nutrient elements

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 34247199979     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1713.1717     Document Type: Article

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