Effects of biological geotextiles on aboveground biomass production in selected agro-ecosystems

Field Crops Research

Volumn 126, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-36

  Bhattacharyya, R ^a   Yi, Zheng ^b   Yongmei, Li ^b   Li, Tang ^b   Panomtaranichagul, M ^c   Peukrai, S ^c   Thu, Dao Chau ^d   Cuong, Tran Huu ^d   Toan, Truong Thi ^d   Jankauskas, B ^e   Jankauskiene, G ^e   Fullen, M A ^a   Subedi, M ^a   Booth, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

^e INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass production; Biological geotextiles; Lithuania; Palm mats; South East Asia

Indexed keywords

BORASSUS; GLYCINE MAX; LABLAB; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80054847075     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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