Potential of kochia prostrata and perennial grasses for rangeland restoration in Jordan

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 707-711

  Bailey, Derek W ^a   Tabini, Raed Al ^b   Waldron, Blair L ^c   Libbin, James D ^a   Al Khalidi, Khalid ^b   Alqadi, Ahmad ^b   Oun, Mohammad Al ^b   Jensen, Kevin B ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Higher Council for Science and Technology Jordan   (Jordan)

^c USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

alternate forage sources; crested wheatgrass; forage kochia; Middle East; Russian wildrye; Siberian wheatgrass

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FORAGE; GRASS; NATIVE SPECIES; PERENNIAL PLANT; RANGELAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB;

JORDAN;

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; AGROPYRON FRAGILE; ATRIPLEX; BASSIA PROSTRATA; KOCHIA; POACEAE; PSATHYROSTACHYS JUNCEA;

EID: 78649526963     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-09-00195.1     Document Type: Article

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