Shoot and root competition in potato/maize intercropping: Effects on growth and yield

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-188

  Mushagalusa, Gustave Nachigera ^a   Ledent, Jean François ^a   Draye, Xavier ^a  

^a agronomique et environnementale   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Competition; Intercropping; Maize; Potato

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERCROPPING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MAIZE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POTATO; SOIL MOISTURE; YIELD RESPONSE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 50449100154     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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