Root distributions in tillage layers and yields of pumpkin and oil sunflower in an intercropping system

Frontiers of Agriculture in China

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-396

  Zhang, Junhua ^a,b,c   Huang, Wei ^b,c   Zhang, Fenglu ^a   Zhang, Lifeng ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b HEBEI NORTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Intercropping; Oil sunflower; Pumpkin; Root system

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 70450247245     PISSN: 16737334     EISSN: 1673744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11703-009-0053-7     Document Type: Article

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