Impact of ridge–furrow water harvesting system on faba bean (Vicia faba L.) production under rainfed conditions in Matrouh, Egypt

Annals of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 61-66

  El Sadek, Ashraf ^a   Salem, Emad ^a  

^a Desert Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Faba bean; Rain water harvesting; Ridge and furrow; Row spacing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024365794     PISSN: 05701783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aoas.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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