Tree-crop interactions: Manipulation of water use and root function

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 171-186

  Ong, C K ^a   Wilson, J ^a   Deans, J D ^a   Mulayta, J ^a   Raussen, T ^a   Wajja Musukwe, N ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Productivity; Root architecture and function; Sap flow; Semiarid; Water use

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP PRODUCTION; ROOT SYSTEM; SEMIARID REGION; TREE; WATER USE;

EID: 0037016868     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(01)00163-9     Document Type: Article

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