Dry matter yield, nitrogen content, and competition in pea-cereal intercropping systems

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 287-294

  Lithourgidis, A S ^a   Vlachostergios, D N ^b   Dordas, C A ^a   Damalas, C A ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^c DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Actual yield loss; Aggressivity; Competitive ratio; Intercrops; LER; Monetary advantage

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; FORAGE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; INTERCROPPING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEGUME; MONOCULTURE; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; SEEDING; SILAGE; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

PISUM SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICOSECALE WITTMACK; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79953762713     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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