African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Anatomical adaptations in species of Poaceae growing in Al-Ha'ir region of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Shamah A. Banan
  • Shamah A. Banan
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Ahlam A. Al-Watban
  • Ahlam A. Al-Watban
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdullah R. Doaigey
  • Abdullah R. Doaigey
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulaziz A. Alsahli
  • Abdulaziz A. Alsahli
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Mohamed El-Zaidy
  • Mohamed El-Zaidy
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 28 March 2019
  •  Accepted: 23 April 2019
  •  Published: 31 July 2019

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