Diversity of Lucerne (Medicago Sativa L.) populations in South Tunisia

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2851-2861

  Benabderrahim, Mohamed Ali ^a   Haddad, Mansour ^a   Ali, Ferchichi ^b  

^a Arid and Oases Cropping Laboratory   (Tunisia)

^b Arid Area Institute   (Tunisia)

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Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 76349090499     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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