Interspecific competitiveness affects the total biomass yield in an alfalfa and corn intercropping system

Field Crops Research

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-73

  Zhang, Guiguo ^a   Yang, Zaibin ^a   Dong, Shuting ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Biomass yield; Corn; Intercropping; Interspecific competitiveness

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALFALFA; CEREAL; CROP YIELD; INTERCROPPING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LAND USE; MAIZE; MATURATION; MONOCULTURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

DESMODIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79961126420     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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