Crop productivity under differently lopped canopies of multipurpose trees in Central Himalaya, India

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-63

  Semwal, R L ^a   Maikhuri, R K ^a   Rao, K S ^a   Singh, K ^b   Saxena, K G ^b  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Photosynthetically active radiation; Temperature; Traditional practices

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CANOPY; CROP PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY; TREE;

INDIA;

BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS; ECHINOCHLOA FRUMENTACEA; LENS ESCULENTA; ORYZA SATIVA; SETARIA ITALICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036443965     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021189113673     Document Type: Article

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