Growth and productivity of rice (Oryza sativa) as affected by Acacia nilotica in a traditional agroforestry system

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-117

  Pandey, C B ^a   Pandya, K S ^a   Pandey, D ^a   Sharma, R B ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Crown cover; Light intensity; Single tree crop interaction; Sub humid tropics; Traditional agroforestry

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOMASS; GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; RICE;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0033490439     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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