Root distribution and interactions in jujube tree/wheat agroforestry system

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 929-939

  Zhang, W ^a,b   Ahanbieke, P ^b   Wang, B J ^b   Xu, W L ^c   Li, L H ^b   Christie, P ^a,d   Li, L ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^d AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intercropping; Interspecific interactions; Jujube tree; Root length density (RLD); Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; INTERCROPPING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MONOCULTURE; ROOT; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TREE; WHEAT;

CHINA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA;

EID: 84879840763     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-013-9609-x     Document Type: Article

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