Using agroforestry to improve soil fertility: Effects of intercropping on Ilex paraguariensis (yerba mate) plantations with Araucaria angustifolia

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 399-409

  Ilany, Tal ^a   Ashton, Mark S ^a   Montagnini, Florencia ^a   Martinez, Constanza ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Argentina; Intercropping; Soil quality; Tropical soil management; Yerba mate

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CONIFEROUS TREE; INTERCROPPING; MONOCULTURE; PLANTATION; SHRUB; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL QUALITY; TROPICAL SOIL;

ARGENTINA; MISIONES [ARGENTINA];

ARAUCARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; CROTON OVALIFOLIUS; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS;

EID: 77957779511     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-010-9317-8     Document Type: Article

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