The growth and yield of rubber at maturity is improved by intercropping with banana during the early stage of rubber cultivation

Field Crops Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-33

  Rodrigo, V H L ^a   Stirling, C M ^b   Silva, T U K ^a   Pathirana, P D ^a  

^a Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agro forestry; Rubber growth and yield; Rubber banana intercropping

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; GROWTH KINETICS; RUBBER;

INTERCROPS; LOGISTIC GROWTH; PLANT MATURITY; TREE GROWTH;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROFORESTRY; GROWTH; INTERCROPPING; RUBBER; YIELD;

CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; GROWTH; PLANTS; RUBBER;

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 11144345350     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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