Assessing light competition for cereal production in temperate agroforestry systems using experimentation and crop modelling

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 217-227

  Dufour, L ^a   Metay, A ^b   Talbot, G ^a   Dupraz, C ^a  

^a Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Durum wheat; Modelling; Shade stress

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLOWERING; LIGHT EFFECT; PRODUCTIVITY; SHADING; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WHEAT;

FRANCE;

JUGLANS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 84876424153     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jac.12008     Document Type: Article

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