Analysis for dry and wet years with the WIMISA model of tree-crop competition for windbreak systems in the Sahel

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 43, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 203-215

  Mayus, M ^a   Van Keulen, H ^a   Stroosnijder, L ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bauhinia rufescens; Evaporation; Pearl millet; Rainfall distribution; Shade; Water stress

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; COMPETITION; MODELING; WIND BREAK;

AFRICA;

BAUHINIA RUFESCENS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0032454594     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1026400718437     Document Type: Conference Paper

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