Edaphic factors and distibution of vegetation in the cholistn,Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1923-1931

  Arshad, Mohammad ^a   Hussan, Anwar Ul ^b   Ashraf, M Yasin ^c   Noureen, Sajida ^a   Moazzam, Mohammad ^a  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

^b University College of Education   (Pakistan)

^c NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERVA JAVANICA; CALLIGONUM POLYGONOIDES; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS DECIDUA; DIPTERYGIUM GLAUCUM; HALOXYLON RECURVUM; HALOXYLON SALICORNICUM; SUAEDA FRUTICOSA;

EID: 62249192849     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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