Productivity and nutritional value of four forage grass cultivars compared to Rhodes grass irrigated with saline water

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 203-209

  Abu Alrub, Ihsan ^a   Marcum, Kenneth B ^b   Kabir, Neamat ^a   Aran, Ahmed ^a   Al Hammadi, Mohammed ^a  

^a Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Cenchrus ciliaris; Chloris gayana; Dry yield; Panicum maximum; Salt tolerance; UAE

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052524348     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21475/ajcs.18.12.02.pne571     Document Type: Article

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