Growth and photosynthetic responses of Gallesia integrifolia (Spreng.) Harms and Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi seedlings in dense shade

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-58

  Feijó, Natalia S A ^a   Mielke, Marcelo S ^a   Gomes, Fabio P ^a   França, Solange ^a   Lavinsky, Alyne O ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Net photosynthetic rate; Nontimber forest products; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHADE TOLERANCE; TREE PLANTING;

GALLESIA INTEGRIFOLIA; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 70350046627     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-008-9190-x     Document Type: Article

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