Differential responses in growth and water relationship of medicago sativa (l.) cv. gabès and astragalus gombiformis (Pom.) under water-limited conditions

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Gorai, M ^a   Hachef A , ^a   Neffati M , ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Astragalus gombiformis; Drought; Growth; Medicago sativa; Water relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859862601     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v22i1.4902     Document Type: Article

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