Effect of maize (Zea mays L.) - Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) intercropping on light distribution, soil temperature and soil moisture in arid environment

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-108

  Ghanbari, Ahmad ^a   Dahmardeh, Mehdi ^a   Siahsar, Barat Ali ^a   Ramroudi, Mahmoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cowpea maize; Intercropping system; Land equivalent ratio (LER); Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR); Soil moisture; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COWPEA; CROP; DESERT; EVAPORATION; HARVEST PERIOD; INTERCROPPING; IRAN; LIGHT INTERCEPTION; MAIZE; MICROCLIMATE; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PLANT SHADING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 76649121196     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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