Wheat and barley seed system in Syria: Farmers, varietal perceptions, seed sources and seed management

International Journal of Plant Production

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 323-348

  Bishaw, Z ^a   Struik, P C ^b   van Gastel, A J G ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Seed management; Seed source; Seed system; Syria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055176789     PISSN: 17356814     EISSN: 17358043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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