Root spatial distribution and belowground competition in an apple/ryegrass agroforestry system

Wenwen Wei, Tingting Liu, Shuai Zhang, Lei Shen, Xiuyuan Wang, Luhua Li, Yun Zhu and Wei Zhang

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 215, issue C

Abstract: Forestry and fruit industry is a unique and advantageous industry in Xinjiang, China, and it is an important channel for farmers to increase income. With limited land resources and a shortage of forage in southern Xinjiang, farmers began to establish a fruit-grass interplanting model to improve the comprehensive economic benefits of orchards.

Keywords: Field microclimate; Land equivalent ratio; Soil organic matter content; Root length density; Specific root length; Soil moisture content (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103869

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