Spatial and temporal changes to the water regime of a Mediterranean vineyard due to the adoption of cover cropping

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 153-162

  Celette, Florian ^a   Gaudin, Rémi ^a   Gary, Christian ^a  

^a Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement   (France)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Festuca arundinacea Shreb.; Hordeum vulgare L.; Intercropping; Root growth; Surface runoff; Vitis vinifera L.; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BARE SOIL; COVER CROP; INTERCROPPING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ROOT COMPETITION; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOTING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VINEYARD; WATER STRESS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 52149114676     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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