Chloride uptake by tropical forage grasses in two soils of Puerto Rico.
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Contrasting strategies to cope with drought conditions by two tropical forage C4 grasses
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2308-1759,0041-994X
DOI: 10.46429/jaupr.v85i3-4.3140