Competition and productivity in crop mixtures: Some properties of productive intercrops

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 425-435

  Jolliffe, Peter A ^a   Wanjau, Fredrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMPETITION; INTERCROPPING;

EID: 0032862703     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699006450     Document Type: Article

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