Ecophysiological aspects of the interactions between bromus kopetdaghensis and two nurse shrubs, astragalus meschedensis and acantholimon raddeanam in a semiarid rangeland

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 642-648

  Jankju, M ^a   Maghamnia, A ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Nurse effect; Photosynthesis; Praline; Rangeland shrub

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BROMUS; ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLUMBAGINACEAE; SOIL;

ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BROMUS; ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLUMBAGINACEAE; SOIL;

ACANTHOLIMON; BROMUS; DIGITARIA CILIARIS;

EID: 77957664685     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.642.648     Document Type: Article

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