Potential use of Mediterranean saltbush (Atriplex halimus L.) in alley cropping in the low rainfall-cropping zone of Northwest Syria

Range Management and Agroforestry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Ghassali, F ^a   Osman, A E ^a   Singh, M ^a   Norton, B ^b   Louhaichi, M ^a   Tiedeman, J ^c  

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

^b Center for the Management of Arid Environments (CMAE)   (Australia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alley cropping; Feed; Fodder shrubs; Livestock; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; HORDEUM; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 84856697010     PISSN: 09712070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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