Effects of tree shading on maize crop within a poplar-maize compound system in Hexi Corridor oasis, northwestern China

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-129

  Ding, Songshuang ^a   Su, Peixi ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Desert oasis; Maize yield; Microclimate characteristics; Poplar maize compound system; Transpiration rate; Tree shading

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FIELD; FLOWERING; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; LEAF AREA; MAIZE; MICROCLIMATE; OASIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SHADING; TRANSPIRATION;

CHINA; GANSU; HEXI CORRIDOR;

POPULUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955557194     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-010-9287-x     Document Type: Article

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