Glasshouse and field studies on the effects of groundcovers on banana and macadamia growth and water relations

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1245-1254

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

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FIELD SURVEY; FRUIT; GROUND COVER; WATER RELATIONS;

ARACHIS; ARACHIS PINTOI; MACADAMIA;

EID: 0038731097     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA02002     Document Type: Article

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