First record of Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori in northern Oman, a valuable fruit producing shrub

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1153-1158

  Gebauer, J ^a   Patzelt, A ^b   Hammer, K ^a   Buerkert, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment Oman   (Oman)

Author keywords

Botanical survey; Flora of Arabia; Genetic resources; Geobotany; Germplasm; Grewia tenax; Multipurpose shrub; Perennial species; Vegetation science; Wild fruits

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; FRUIT; GENETIC RESOURCE; GERMPLASM; NEW RECORD; PERENNIAL PLANT; SHRUB;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

CAPRA HIRCUS; GREWIA; GREWIA TENAX; OVIS ARIES; SIDEROXYLON; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 34447558480     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-007-9241-6     Document Type: Article

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