Ecological rationalities of the traditional homegarden system in the Chao Phraya Basin, Thailand

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-23

  Gajaseni, J ^a   Gajaseni, N ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Microenvironments; Nutrient cycling; Species diversity; Thai settlements

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM; HOME GARDEN; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

THAILAND;

EID: 0032750316     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006188504677     Document Type: Article

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