Transpiration rates and canopy conductance of Pinus radiata growing with different pasture understories in agroforestry systems

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 575-582

  Miller, Blair J ^a   Clinton, Peter W ^b   Buchan, Graeme D ^a   Robson, A Bruce ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Monterey; Pasture grasses; Pine; Soil water availability; Xylem sap flux

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CANOPY EXCHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PASTURE; TRANSPIRATION; UNDERSTORY;

CANTERBURY; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM; PINUS RADIATA; POACEAE;

EID: 0031709783     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.8-9.575     Document Type: Conference Paper

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