Sustainable production of fennel and dill by intercropping

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-256

  Carrubba, Alessandra ^a   Torre, Raffaele La ^a   Saiano, Filippo ^a   Aiello, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anethum graveolens L.; Dill; Fennel; Foeniculum vulgare Mill.; Intercropping; Medicinal and aromatic plants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ANGIOSPERM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; HERB; INTERCROPPING; SEED;

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS; APIACEAE; APIALES; FOENICULUM VULGARE;

EID: 44449135069     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2007040     Document Type: Article

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