Evaluation of seed yield and competition indices for intercropped barley (Hordeum vulgare) and annual medic (Medicago scutellata)

International Journal of Plant Production

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-404

  Esmaeili, A ^a   Sadeghpour, A ^b   Hosseini, S M B ^a   Jahanzad, E ^a   Chaichi, M R ^a   Hashemi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual medic; Barley; Intercropping; Land equivalent ratio; Monetary advantage index; Relative crowding coefficient

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055218095     PISSN: 17356814     EISSN: 17358043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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