Subsoil root activity in tree-based cropping systems

Plant and Soil

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 319-331

  Lehmann, Johannes ^a  

^a Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Modeling; Nutrient cycling; Root activity; Subsoil resources; Tree based cropping system

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROPPING PRACTICE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT SYSTEM; SUBSOIL; TREE; WATER UPTAKE;

CITRUS; ELAEIS; LILIOPSIDA; MANGIFERA INDICA; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0242408363     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026195527076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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