The effect of planting density on growth and development of component crops in rubber/banana intercropping systems

Field Crops Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 95-108

  Rodrigo, V H L ^a,b,c   Stirling, C M ^b   Teklehaimanot, Z ^c   Nugawela, A ^a  

^a Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banana; Intercropping; Land equivalent ratio; Planting density; Rubber

Indexed keywords

BANANA; BANANA CULTIVATION; INTERCROPPING; PLANTING DENSITY; RUBBER; RUBBER PLANTATION;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; MUSA; MUSACEAE;

EID: 0030767986     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(96)01069-6     Document Type: Article

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