Photosynthetically active radiation use efficiency of Dactylis glomerata and Schedonorus phoenix along a hardwood tree-induced light gradient

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-196

  Feldhake, Charles M ^a   Belesky, D P ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloudiness; Forage; Growth; Shade; Solar angle

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CANOPY; FORAGE; GRASS; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 58149478106     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-008-9175-9     Document Type: Article

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