Comparison of biomass production, tree allometry and nutrient use efficiency of multipurpose trees grown in woodlot and silvopastoral experiments in Kerala, India

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 145-163

  Mohan Kumar, B ^a   Jacob George, Suman ^a   Jamaludheen, V ^a   Suresh, T K ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Micro site enrichment; Nutrient export; Silvopastoralism; Whole tree harvesting; Woodlot

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALLOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; NUTRIENT USE; PASTORALISM;

INDIA;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; AILANTHUS TRIPHYSA; ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS; ARTOCARPUS HIRSUTUS; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM;

EID: 0344267750     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00325-9     Document Type: Article

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