A general tree-environment-crop interaction equation for predictive understanding of agroforestry systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 87-100

  Kho, Ramun M ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Crop production; Interaction equation; Methods; Trees

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; CROP PRODUCTION; TREE;

EID: 0033863884     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(00)00136-5     Document Type: Article

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