Australian acacias as multi-purpose agro-forestry species for semi-arid regions of Africa

Muelleria

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-85

  Rinaudo, Anthony ^a   Cunningham, Peter S ^b  

^a WORLD VISION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Serving in Mission ^*  (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP; FARMING SYSTEM; PERENNIAL PLANT; TREE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA;

EID: 39049111928     PISSN: 00771813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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