Density responses and spatial distribution of cotton yield and yield components in jujube (Zizyphus jujube)/cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) agroforestry

• Published in: European journal of agronomy Vol. 79; pp. 58 - 65
• Main Authors: Wang, Qi, Han, Shuo, Zhang, Lizhen, Zhang, Dongsheng, van der Werf, Wopke, Evers, Jochem B., Sun, Hongquan, Su, Zhicheng, Zhang, Siping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2016
• Subjects: agroforestry; bolls; Border row effect; China; crops; Dry matter partitioning; field experimentation; Gossypium hirsutum; Harvest index; Intercropping; leaf area; lint cotton; plant density; plantations; seed cotton; shade; Specific leaf area; treeline; trees; understory; yield components; Ziziphus; China; Harvest index; Dry matter partitioning; Border row effect; Specific leaf area; Intercropping

•Intermediate density of 18plantsm−2 significantly increased cotton yield in jujube/cotton intercrop.•Shading effect of trees on cotton yield was compensated by increasing plant density.•Strong gradients in yield and yield components existed in relation to the distance from the tree lines.•Assimilat...