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Crop coefficient and water-use efficiency of winter wheat/spring maize strip intercropping
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Although winter wheat/spring maize intercropping system does not improve WUE, it may significantly raise yield, which is helpful to ensure food safety in northern China.About:
This article is published in Field Crops Research.The article was published on 2009-03-15. It has received 159 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Intercropping & Strip farming.read more
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Yield advantage and water saving in maize/pea intercrop
TL;DR: In this article, two maize/pea intercrop layouts were studied in comparison to sole maize and sole pea with and without plastic cover on maize to reduce evaporation.
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Effect of aboveground and belowground interactions on the intercrop yields in maize-soybean relay intercropping systems
Feng Yang,Dunping Liao,Xiaoling Wu,Rencai Gao,Yuanfang Fan,Muhammad Ali Raza,Xiaochun Wang,Taiwen Yong,Weiguo Liu,Jiang Liu,Junbo Du,Kai Shu,Wenyu Yang +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the advantages and effects of aboveground and belowground interactions of intercrops for light interception were analyzed in maize-soybean relay intercropping systems.
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The contribution of phenotypic plasticity to complementary light capture in plant mixtures
TL;DR: It is shown that plasticity in plant traits is an important factor contributing to complementary light capture in species mixtures, and the potential of plasticity for enhancing resource acquisition in mixed stands is illustrated, indicating the importance of Plasticity in the performance of species-diverse plant communities.
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Alternative cropping systems for sustainable water and nitrogen use in the North China Plain
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the possibility of replacing the conventional system (Con.W/M) of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and summer maize (Zea mays L.), with an optimized double cropping system (Opt.M), a 2-year system (winter wheat/summer maize-spring maize, W/M-M), and a monoculture system (spring maize-M) based on optimal water and N management strategies.
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Higher yield and lower carbon emission by intercropping maize with rape, pea, and wheat in arid irrigation areas
TL;DR: The maize-based intercropping received a the highest evaluation index (0.82 out of 1.0) among the systems evaluated, clearly showing that the maize-by-cropping is the most effective and sustainable cropping system for arid irrigation areas.
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