Intercropping of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and bean (Vicia faba): Effects of complementarity and competition of intercrop components in resource consumption on dry matter production and weed growth

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 77, 2011, Pages 17755-17762

  Eskandari, Hamdollah ^a  

^a PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cereals; Competitive ratio; Intercropping; Legume; Resource consumption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CATION EXCHANGE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; DRY WEIGHT; INTERCROPPING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT MORPHOLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; VICIA FABA; WATER TRANSPORT; WEED; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT;

EID: 82955217634     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2250     Document Type: Article

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