Root distribution of Pinus pinaster, P. radiata, Eucalyptus globulus and E. kochii and associated soil chemistry in agricultural land adjacent to tree lines

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1333-1346

  Sudmeyer, R A ^a   Speijers, J ^a   Nicholas, B D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alley farming; Tree root morphology; Tree crop competition; Tree pasture competition; Windbreaks

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALLEY CROPPING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PRUNING; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS KOCHII; PINUS PINASTER; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 9244232350     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.12.1333     Document Type: Conference Paper

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