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Root distribution of trees and crops: competition and/or complementarity.

Year: 2015

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: This chapter focuses on the root distribution of trees and crops, which are invisible and much harder to work with than the above-ground components of plants. The fundamentals and hypotheses underlying the development of below-ground model components are discussed, as well as some methods for field assessment of below-ground activity. A potential 'farmer-friendly' assessment method is also described.

Source: CABI eBooks

Parent work: Tree-crop interactions: agroforestry in a changing climate

DOI: 10.1079/9781780645117.0221

Authors: M. van Noordwijk, G. Lawson, K. Hairiah, J. Wilson

Institution: World Agroforestry Centre

Language: English

Topic: Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems

Subfield: Forestry

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green