Productivity, microclimate and water use in Grevillea robusta-based agroforestry systems on hillslopes in semi-arid Kenya

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 121-141

  Ong, C K ^a   Black, C R ^b   Wallace, J S ^c   Khan, A A H ^a   Lott, J E ^b   Jackson, N A ^c   Howard, S B ^b   Smith, D M ^c  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Grevillea robusta; Kenya; Maize; Microclimate; Productivity

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; MICROCLIMATE; PRODUCTIVITY; SLOPE; WATER USE;

KENYA;

GREVILLEA ROBUSTA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033855338     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(00)00144-4     Document Type: Article

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