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On the ecology of a perennial cucurbit in Indian arid zone—CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS (Linn.) schrad

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Sen, D.N., Bhandari, M.C. On the ecology of a perennial cucurbit in Indian arid zone—CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS (Linn.) schrad. Int J Biometeorol 18, 113–120 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01452231

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