Silvopastoral practices

North American Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 105-131

  Sharrow, S H ^a   Brauer, D ^b   Clason, T R ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Economic factors; Forage component; Silvopastoral biology; Silvopastoral ecology; Silvopastoral practices; Social factors; Tree component

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103066414     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/2009.northamericanagroforestry.2ed.c6     Document Type: Chapter

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