Phytosociological studies of Citrullus colocyanthis L., Growing in different altitudinal sites in Saudi Arabia

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 779-785

  Al Ghamdi, F A ^a,b   Al Zahrani, H S ^a   Al Amer, K H ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NORTHERN BORDER UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Citrullus colocyanthis; Geographical areas; Phytosociological; Plant list

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGRICULTURE; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PH; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SAUDI ARABIA; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WATERMELON;

AGRICULTURE; ALTITUDE; CITRULLUS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RAIN; SAUDI ARABIA; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; XEROPHYTA;

EID: 67651101108     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.779.785     Document Type: Article

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