Comparison of minirhizotron and soil core methods for quantifying root biomass in a temperate alley cropping system

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-168

  Jose, S ^a   Gillespie, A R ^b   Seifert, J R ^b   Pope, P E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alley cropping; Belowground interactions; Minirhizotron; Root dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; BIOMASS; ROOF; SAMPLING; SOIL SURVEY;

JUGLANS NIGRA; QUERCUS RUBRA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034871826     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010667921970     Document Type: Article

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