Improving intercropping : a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology

Intercropping is a farming practice involving two or more crop species, or genotypes, growing together and coexisting for a time. On the fringes of modern intensive agriculture, intercropping is important in many subsistence or low-input/resource-limited agricultural systems. By allowing genuine yie...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1990. - 206(2015), 1 vom: 28. Apr., Seite 107-117
1. Verfasser: Brooker, Rob W (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bennett, Alison E, Cong, Wen-Feng, Daniell, Tim J, George, Timothy S, Hallett, Paul D, Hawes, Cathy, Iannetta, Pietro P M, Jones, Hamlyn G, Karley, Alison J, Li, Long, McKenzie, Blair M, Pakeman, Robin J, Paterson, Eric, Schöb, Christian, Shen, Jianbo, Squire, Geoff, Watson, Christine A, Zhang, Chaochun, Zhang, Fusuo, Zhang, Junling, White, Philip J
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Soil
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