Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology
James Hutton Institute · China Agricultural University · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Intercropping is a farming practice involving two or more crop species, or genotypes, growing together and coexisting for a time. On the fringes of modern intensive agriculture, intercropping is important in many subsistence or low-input/resource-limited agricultural systems. By allowing genuine yield gains without increased inputs, or greater stability of yield with decreased inputs, intercropping could be one route to delivering ‘sustainable intensification’. We discuss how recent knowledge from agronomy, plant physiology and ecology can be combined with the aim of improving intercropping systems. Recent advances in agronomy and plant physiology include better understanding of the mechanisms of interactions…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 58.51
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 115
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22Topics & keywords
- Intercropping
- Agriculture
- Agroforestry
- Ecology
- Monocropping
- Biology
- Resource (disambiguation)
- Context (archaeology)
- Zero hunger