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Developing an Agro-Ecological Zoning Model for Tumbleweed (Salsola kali), as Energy Crop in Drylands of Argentina Cover

Developing an Agro-Ecological Zoning Model for Tumbleweed (Salsola kali), as Energy Crop in Drylands of Argentina

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|Jan 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rtuect-2016-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 17 - 32
Published on: Jan 27, 2017
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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