Yield potential and land-use efficiency of wheat and faba bean mixed intercropping

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-263

  Agegnehu, Getachew ^a   Ghizaw, Amare ^a   Sinebo, Woldeyesus ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Aggressivity; Crowding coefficient; Faba bean; Intercropping; Land use efficiency; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD PRODUCTION; INTERCROPPING; LAND USE PLANNING; LEGUME; MIXED FARMING; MONOCULTURE; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABILITY; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HEXAPODA; THEOBROMA CACAO; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 44349099880     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2008012     Document Type: Article

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