Do pigeon pea and sesbania supply groundwater to intercropped maize through hydraulic lift? - Hydrogen stable isotope investigation of xylem waters

Field Crops Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 167-173

  Sekiya, Nobuhito ^a   Yano, Katsuya ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Below ground interaction; Drought avoidance; Irrigation; Sustainable agriculture; Water relations

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; TRANSPIRATION;

HYDRAULIC LIFT; INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS;

CROPS;

CROP; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; SOIL-WATER INTERACTION;

AGROFORESTRY; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTERCROPPING; IRRIGATION; WATER RELATIONS; XYLEM;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

CAJANUS CAJAN; COLUMBA; PISUM SATIVUM; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1542380831     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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