Interactions amongst trees and crops in taungya systems of western Kenya

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-273

  Imo, Moses ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Intercropping; Interspecific competition; Vector competition analysis

Indexed keywords

CROP; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MAIZE; PLANTATION; SOIL DEPTH; TREE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MOUNT ELGON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA; PINUS PATULA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67349224992     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-008-9164-z     Document Type: Article

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