Agroforestry in the Bolivian altiplano: Evaluation of tree species and greenhouse growth of wheat on soils treated with tree leaves

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-77

  Mahboubi, P ^a   Gordon, A M ^a   Stoskopf, N ^a   Voroney, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allellopathy; Buddleja coriacea; Eucalyptus globulus; Foliar decomposition; Pinus radiata; Soil application

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; AGROFORESTRY RESEARCH; AGROFORESTRY ROLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HIGHLAND AGRICULTURE; LEAF LITTER; TREE SPECIES EVALUATION; WHEAT;

BOLIVIA, ALTIPLANO;

ASTERACEAE; BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS CORIACEA; BUDDLEJA; BUDDLEJA CORIACEA; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FABACEAE; MYRTACEAE; PINACEAE; PINUS RADIATA; PSEUDOACACIA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030850735     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005873008532     Document Type: Article

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