Legume groundcovers have mixed effects on growth and yield of Macadamia integrifolia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 419-423

  Firth, D J ^a   Whalley, R D B ^b   Johns, G G ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; GROUND COVER; GROWTH; LEGUME; NUT; ORCHARD;

ARACHIS; ARACHIS PINTOI; LOTUS; LOTUS PEDUNCULATUS; MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA;

EID: 0038348292     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01170     Document Type: Article

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