Capture and use of water and radiation in summer intercrops in the south-east Pampas of Argentina

Field Crops Research

Volumn 134, Issue , 2012, Pages 105-113

  Coll, L ^a   Cerrudo, A ^a   Rizzalli, R ^a   Monzon, J P ^a   Andrade, F H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Maize; Resource; Soybean; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; INTERCROPPING; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SOYBEAN; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS;

GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861885832     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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