Competitive dynamics in two- and three-component intercrops

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 545-551

  Andersen, Mette Klindt ^a,b   Hauggaard Nielsen, Henrik ^b   Weiner, Jacob ^a,c   Jensen, Erik Steen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Competition model; Complementarity; Intercropping; Logistic growth; Mixtures; Plant competition; Replacement design

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; DICOTYLEDON; DOMINANCE; GERMINATION; GROWTH MODELING; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

BRASSICA NAPUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 34249026675     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01289.x     Document Type: Article

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