Fine root dynamics of shaded cacao plantations in Costa Rica

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-130

  Munoz F ^a   Beer, J ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Cordia alliodora; Erythrina poeppigiana; Nutrient cycling; Organic material; Root productivity; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FINE ROOT; NUTRIENT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY;

COSTA RICA;

CORDIA ALLIODORA; ERYTHRINA POEPPIGIANA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0034927907     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010651203815     Document Type: Article

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