Methodology of allelopathy research: 1. Agroforestry systems

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-213

  John, Jacob ^a   Patil, R H ^a,b   Joy, M ^a   Nair, A M ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Allelopathy; Bioassay; Crops; Field experiments; Germination; Growth; Methodology; Pot culture; Trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750628091     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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