Influence of water quantity on the yield, water use efficiency, and plant water relations of Leucaena leucocephala in arid and semi arid environment using drip irrigation system

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1917-1924

  Al Mefleh, Naji K ^a   Tadros, Maher J ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Crop productivity; Drip irrigation; Multipurpose forest tree; Plant water relations; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 78649285627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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