Effect of shelter trees on growth and yield of pechai (Brassica chinensis L.), Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.)

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-144

  Katayama, Katsuyuki ^a   De La Cruz, Loretto U ^b   Sakurai, Shobu ^c   Osumi, Katsuhiro ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^c FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Agroforestry; Crop production; Intercropping; Shade; Yield component

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032362776     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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