Forage legumes for dryland agriculture in central and West Asia and North Africa

Challenges and Strategies of Dryland Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 243-256

  Abd El Moneim, Ali M ^a   Ryan, John ^a  

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

Author keywords

Asia; Break crops; Chicklings; Dryland agriculture; Fertility; Forage legumes; Forage quality; Grain quality; North Africa; Vetches

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102889080     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2135/cssaspecpub32.c16     Document Type: Chapter

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