Hydraulic conductivities of competing root systems of Grevillea robusta and maize in agroforestry

Plant and Soil

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-349

  Smith, D M ^a,b   Roberts, J M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition for water; Fractal branching; HPFM; Mixed vegetation

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; ROOT SYSTEM; WATER UPTAKE;

KENYA;

GREVILLEA ROBUSTA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038703593     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023085002828     Document Type: Article

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