Seed germination strategies of Desmostachya bipinnata: A fodder crop for saline soils

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-407

  Gulzar, Salman ^a   Khan, M Ajmal ^a   Liu, Xiaojing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Grass; Halophyte; Karachi; Light; Recovery; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DESERT; FODDER; GERMINATION; GRASS; HALOPHYTE; SALINE SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; KARACHI; PAKISTAN; SIND; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA; DESMOSTACHYA BIPINNATA; POACEAE;

EID: 34547622487     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2007)60[401:SGSODB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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