Modelling competition for water in intercrops: Theory and comparison with field experiments

Plant and Soil

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-201

  Ozier Lafontaine, H ^a   Lafolie, F ^a   Bruckler, L ^a   Tournebize, R ^a   Mollier, A ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERCROPPING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MODELING; SOIL WATER; WATER USE;

SORGHUM VULGARE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032469841     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004399508452     Document Type: Article

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