Using competitive and facilitative interactions in intercropping systems enhances crop productivity and nutrient-use efficiency

Plant and Soil

Volumn 248, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 305-312

  Zhang, Fusuo ^a   Li, Long ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intercropping; Interspecific competition; Interspecific facilitation; Recovery; Yield advantage

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INTERCROPPING; NUTRIENT USE;

ARACHIS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CICER ARIETINUM; CONVOLVULUS; GLYCINE MAX; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA AQUATICA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA FABA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038703762     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022352229863     Document Type: Article

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