Effect of pruning history on growth and dry mass partitioning of jatropha on a plantation site in Madagascar

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4892-4900

  Rajaona, Arisoa M ^a   Brueck, Holger ^a   Asch, Folkard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometry; Dry matter allocation; Jatropha curcas L; Leaf area density; Leaf area projection

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; DRY MATTERS; JATROPHA CURCAS L; LEAF AREA DENSITY; LEAF AREA PROJECTION;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIATION EFFECTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ECOLOGY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOENERGY; CROP PRODUCTION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DRY MATTER; ENERGY CROP; FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH RATE; INTERCEPTION; LEAF AREA; OIL PRODUCTION; PLANTATION; PRUNING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOMASS; DIVIDERS; FOREST CANOPY; MADAGASCAR; PLANTATIONS; PRUNING; VOLATILE OIL; WATER SUPPLY;

MADAGASCAR;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 82155168226     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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