Interspecific competition in a pecan-cotton alleycropping system in the southern United States: Production physiology

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1686-1694

  Zamora, Diomides S ^a,c   Jose, Shibu ^a   Nair, P K R ^a   Ramsey, Craig L ^b  

^a Center for Latin American Studies   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground and belowground competition; Net canopy photosynthetic index (CNPI); Net photosynthesis; Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR); Specific leaf area; Specific leaf nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COTTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES; TRANSPIRATION;

ABOVEGROUND AND BELOWGROUND COMPETITION; NET CANOPY PHOTOSYNTHETIC INDEX (CNPI); NET PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR); SPECIFIC LEAF AREA; SPECIFIC LEAF NITROGEN;

SOILS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; GAS EXCHANGE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEAF AREA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MONOCULTURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SANDY LOAM; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BIOMASS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE; SOIL; TRANSPIRATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; JAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PERSEA BORBONIA;

EID: 33846537746     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-130     Document Type: Article

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