Promoting native trees in shade coffee plantations of southern India: Comparison of growth rates with the exotic Grevillea robusta

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-119

  Nath, Cheryl D ^a   Pélissier, Raphaël ^a,b   Ramesh, B R ^a   Garcia, Claude ^a,c  

^a FRENCH INSTITUTE OF PONDICHERRY   (India)

^b UMR AMAP   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic zone; Competition index; Mixed effects model; Silver oak; Topography; Tropical

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; COFFEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MIXED FARMING; PLANTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TENURE SYSTEM; TIMBER; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

INDIA; KARNATAKA; KODAGU; WESTERN GHATS;

ACROCARPUS FRAXINIFOLIUS; GREVILLEA ROBUSTA; LAGERSTROEMIA;

EID: 85027932051     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-011-9401-8     Document Type: Article

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