Tree and crop growth and soil resource availability in Hardwickia binata Roxb agroforestry systems in the Indian desert

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-210

  Singh, G ^a   Rathod, T R ^a  

^a ARID FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Soil nutrients; Soil water; Tree growth; Tree crop interactions

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH; LAND DEGRADATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL WATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; HARDWICKIA BINATA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SESAMUM INDICUM; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 34250776934     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980701429367     Document Type: Article

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