Nitrogen fertilization and aspects of fruit yield in a Missouri black walnut alley cropping practice

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 333-344

  Gray, D ^a   Garrett, H E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Juglans nigra L.; North America; Percentage kernel; Pistillate flower

Indexed keywords

ALLEY CROPPING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; NITROGEN; YIELD;

MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

JUGLANDACEAE; JUGLANS; JUGLANS NIGRA;

EID: 0032320591     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006223332709     Document Type: Conference Paper

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