Alley cropping: Global patterns of species composition and function

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 252, Issue , 2018, Pages 61-68

  Wolz, Kevin J ^a   DeLucia, Evan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agri horti systems; Agroforestry; Multispecies systems; Silvoarable; Tree crops; Tree based intercropping

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; ARABLE FARMING; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; FACILITATION; FARMING SYSTEM; FODDER; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HORTICULTURE; INTERCROPPING; PERENNIAL PLANT; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE;

EUCALYPTUS; GLIRICIDIA; JUGLANS; LEUCAENA; POPULUS;

EID: 85033482929     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.10.005     Document Type: Review

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