FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF APPENDICES
ABBREVIATIONS
Chapter 1 General Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Research Strategy
1.4 Organization of the Book
Chapter 2 Description of Research Sites and Ginkgo, Crop Species
2.1 Description of Research Sites
2.2 Description of Ginkgo, Broad Bean, Rapeseed, and Wheat
2.2.1 Ginkgo
2.2.2 Broad bean
2.2.3 Rapeseed
2.2.4 Wheat
Chapter 3 Effects of Environmental Regimes on Physiology and Growth of Young Ginkgo Trees in Field and Greenhouse Pot Trials
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Field Trial
3.2.1 Methods
3.2.2 Results
3.3 Greenhouse Pot Trial
3.3.1 Methods
3.3.2 Results
3.4 Discussion
3.4.1 Photosynthetic characteristics
3.4.2 Chlorophyll fluorescence and chlorophyll concentration
3.4.3 Growth and biomass yield
3.4.4 Carbon allocation
3.4.5 Leaf characteristics
3.5 Conclusions
Chapter 4 Intraspecific Competition Between Young Ginkgoes Trees in Greenhouse Pot And Field Trials
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methods
4.2.1 Research site
4.2.2 Experimental design
4.2.3 Measurements
4.2.4 Statistical analysis
4.3 Results
4.3.1 Height and diameter growth
4.3.2 Height/diameter ratio
4.3.3 Leaf characteristics
4.3.4 Biomass production
4.3.5 Carbon allocation
4.3.6 Net photosynthetic rate and leaf flavonoid concentration
4.3.7 Soil nutrient concentration in the pot trial
4.3.8 Ginkgo seedling nutrients in the pot trial
4.3.9 Ginkgo leaf biomass-based nitrogen use efficiency
4.3.10 Difference in physiological and morphological parameters, growth, and biomass production between three- and four-year-old Ginkgo seedlings
4.4 Discussion
4.4.1 Physiological and morphological characteristics
4.4.2 Competition and carbon allocation
4.4.3 Soil and seedling nutrient concentration
4.5 Conclusions
Chapter 5 Competition and Productivity in Ginkgo and Crop Mixtures in a Greenhouse Trial
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Methods
5.2.1 Plant materials and study sites
5.2.2 Experimental design
5.2.3 Measurements
5.2.4 Statistical analysis
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Chapter 6 Interference Between Four-year·old Ginkgo Seedling and Crops in Field Fctoraal Experiment Trimal
Chapter 7 Performance of Wheat Broad Bean and Rapeseed as Inter-crops in Ginkgo Planttations
Chapter 8 Conceptual Model of Ginkgo Agrofarestry System
Chapter 9 Overall Concfusions and Reconmendations
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