Scorpiurus muricatus L. subsp. subvillosus (L.) Thell., a potential forage legume species for a Mediterranean environment: A review

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-10

  Abbate, V ^a   Maugeri, G ^a   Cristaudo, A ^a   Gresta, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agronomic aspects; Biology; Ecology; Morphology; Scorpiurus

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ANNUAL PLANT; BIOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ECOTYPE; FORAGE; HARVESTING; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OCEAN BASIN; PASTURE; RUMINANT; SEED DORMANCY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BOVIDAE; SCORPIONES; SCORPIURUS; SCORPIURUS MURICATUS;

EID: 77949881738     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2009.00722.x     Document Type: Review

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