Spatial distribution of root length density and soil water of linear agroforestry systems in sub-humid Kenya: Implications for agroforestry models

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 188, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 77-89

  Radersma, Simone ^a,b   Ong, Chin K ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Root distribution; Simulation models; Water extraction

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; SOILS; WATER;

AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

FORESTRY;

AGROFORESTRY; PHOSPHORUS; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CEDRELLA SERRATA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; GREVILLEA; GREVILLEA ROBUSTA; MARKHAMIA; MARKHAMIA LUTEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0842263177     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.07.021     Document Type: Article

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