Seasonal variation in productivity, water relations and ion contents of Atriplex halimus spp. schweinfurthii grown in Chott Zehrez wetland, Algeria

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-49

  Nedjimi, Bouzid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DJELFA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Arid salt steppes; Atriplex halimus; Chott Zehrez wetland; Halophyte; Population; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888835745     PISSN: 1658077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssas.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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