Intercropping with garlic alleviated continuous cropping obstacle of cucumber in plastic tunnel

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 696-705

  Xiao, Xuemei ^a   Cheng, Zhihui ^a   Meng, Huanwen ^a   Khan, Muhammad Azam ^a,b   Li, Hezi ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Continuous cropping cucumber; garlic; intercropping; plant growth and yield; soil biological properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867566538     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710.2012.697571     Document Type: Article

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