Maize yield patterns on the leeward side of tree windbreaks are site-specific and depend on rainfall conditions in eastern Canada

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 237-246

  Rivest, David ^a,b   Vézina, André ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Biopterre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Crop production; Shelterbelt; Spatial yield variability; Temperate agroforestry; Tree crop interaction

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84928265453     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-014-9758-6     Document Type: Article

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