Assessment of soil surface scarification and reseeding with sulla (<i>Hedysarum coronarium</i> L.) of degraded Mediterranean semi-arid rangelands
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Climate change and degradation of natural resources pose daunting challenges in arid semi-arid rangelands southern Mediterranean region. Overcoming these requires considerable man...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Range & Forage Science
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1727-9380', '1022-0119']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2020.1838608