Hence, root competition between the crop and the tree species is expected when they are intercropped, unless some mechanism of root exclusion like trenching [3, 12, 15], lopping of branches etc. is practised.
Hence, root competition between the crop and the tree species is expectedwhen they are intercropped, unless some mechanism of root exclusion liketrenching [3, 12, 15], lopping of branches etc. is practised.