Distribution and use efficiency of photosynthetically active radiation in strip intercropping of maize and soybean

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1149-1157

  Gao, Yang ^a   Duan, Aiwang ^a   Qiu, Xinqiang ^a   Sun, Jingsheng ^a   Zhang, Junpeng ^b   Liu, Hao ^b   Wang, Hezhou ^b  

^a Key Laboratory for Crop Water Requirement   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRO ECOSYSTEMS; EQUIVALENT RATIOS; EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT (K); GLYCINE MAX; HARVEST INDEX; MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.); PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY; USE EFFICIENCY;

CROPS;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954283955     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0409     Document Type: Article

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