Journal of
Horticulture and Forestry

  • Abbreviation: J. Hortic. For.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9782
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 315

Full Length Research Paper

Tolerance of bio-fertilized Delonix regia seedlings to irrigation intervals

Amira Sh. Soliman
  • Amira Sh. Soliman
  • Natural Resources Department, Institute of African Research and Studies, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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Ebtsam M. Morsy
  • Ebtsam M. Morsy
  • Agriculture Microbiology Department, Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
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Osama N. Massoud
  • Osama N. Massoud
  • Agriculture Microbiology Department, Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 28 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 27 January 2015
  •  Published: 01 March 2015

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