Management of chestnut plantations for a multifunctional land use under Mediterranean conditions: Effects on productivity and sustainability

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-189

  Martins, A ^a   Marques, G ^a   Borges, O ^b   Portela, E ^a   Lousada, J ^a   Raimundo, F ^a   Madeira, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b Direcção Regional de Agricultura do Norte DRAPN   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Biodiversity; Castanea sativa; Economics; Edible mushrooms; Silvopastoral systems; Soil management

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER; FRUIT PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MUSHROOM; PASTORALISM; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; PLANTATION; PRUNING; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETATION COVER; ZERO TILLAGE;

PORTUGAL;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 78651435232     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-010-9355-2     Document Type: Article

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