Contour hedgerow intercropping in the mountains of China: A review

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-76

  Sun, Hui ^a   Tang, Ya ^a   Xie, Jiasui ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; China; Contour hedgerow intercropping; Soil and water conservation; Subtropical mountains; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; HEDGEROW; INTERCROPPING; LAND MANAGEMENT; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 42049095289     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-008-9113-x     Document Type: Review

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