Impact of contour hedgerows on upland maize yields in the Philippines

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-71

  Shively, G E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmodium rensonii; Economic analysis; Flemengia macrophylla; Philippines; Production function

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; CROP YIELD; HEDGEROW; HEDGEROWS; MAIZE; MAIZE PRODUCTION; YIELD;

PHILIPPINES;

DESMODIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031430078     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005964908403     Document Type: Article

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