Optimising the management of maize - Grevillea robusta fields in Kenya

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-25

  Muchiri, Mbae N ^a   Pukkala, Timo ^b   Miina, Jari ^b  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competition index; Penalty function; Silky oak; Simulation model; Uneven aged management; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGROFORESTRY; CROPPING PRACTICE; MAIZE; OPTIMIZATION;

KENYA;

GREVILLEA ROBUSTA;

EID: 0036447444     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021180609939     Document Type: Article

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