The importance of deep soil layers to supply water to agro-forestry systems: A case study of a mature chestnut orchard in Northern Portugal

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 693, Issue , 2005, Pages 663-670

  Martins, A ^a   Linhares, I ^a   Raimundo, F ^a   Coutinho, J P ^a   Gomes Laranjo, J ^a   Borges, O ^a   Sousa, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b Dep Fitotecnia e Eng Rural   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Castanea sativa; Soil management; Soil water plant relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879732291     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.693.89     Document Type: Conference Paper

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