Root distributions in a Grevillea robusta-maize agroforestry system in semi-arid Kenya

Plant and Soil

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-205

  Smith, D M ^a   Jackson, N A ^a   Roberts, J M ^a   Ong, C K ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Competition; Complementarity; Root length; Soil water; Tree pruning

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ROOT SYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

KENYA;

GREVILLEA ROBUSTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032718202     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004635414462     Document Type: Article

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