Diurnal and seasonal light transmission to cowpea in sorghum-cowpea intercrops in Mali

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-29

  Gilbert, R A ^a   Heilman, J L ^a,b   Juo, A S R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cowpea; Intercropping; Light Mali; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION;

MALI;

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR; SORGHUM BICOLOR; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0037325228     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.2003.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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