Allelopathic potential of five agroforestry trees, Botswana

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 590-593

  Nakafeero, Anne Lillian ^a   Reed, Mark S ^b   Moleele, Nkbobi M ^c  

^a Entebbe Municipal Council   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Alkaloids; Allelochemicals; Allelopathy; Botswana; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALLELOPATHY; CROP PRODUCTION; DICOTYLEDON; EVAPORATION; LEACHING; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYTOMASS;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ERUBESCENS; ACACIA TORTILIS; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM IMBERBE; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA SERICEA;

EID: 35448975488     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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