Growth, yield and land use efficiency of corn and legumes grown under intercropping systems

Plant Production Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-146

  Polthanee, Anan ^a   Trelo Ges, Vidhaya ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Area time equivalent ratio; Chlorophyll concentration; Corn; Intercropping; Land equivalent ratio; Mungbean; Nutrient competition; Peanut; Shading; Soybean

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038819012     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.6.139     Document Type: Article

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