Effects of shading on the growth and leaf photosynthetic characteristics of three forages in an apple orchard on the Loess Plateau of eastern Gansu, China
Background Inclusion of forage into the orchard is of great help in promoting the use efficiency of resources, while shading from trees restricts forage growth and production in the Loess Plateau of China. This study was aimed to investigate how tree shading affected leaf trait, photosynthetic gas e...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-08-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/7594.pdf |