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

Yield and water use efficiency (WUE) responses of forage sorghum ratoon crop under varying salinity and irrigation frequency

A. R. Saberi
  • A. R. Saberi
  • Scientific Board of Agricultural and Natural Science Research Center of Golestan Province, Gorgan, Iran
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  •  Received: 22 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 01 December 2014
  •  Published: 31 December 2014

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