N. Engbersen

Rapid transgenerational adaptation in response to intercropping increases facilitation and reduces competition

This study shows that annual crops can adapt over generations to intercropping, increasing facilitation and reducing competition, leading to up to 58% higher overyielding.

Using spatially-explicit plant competition models to optimise crop productivity in intercropped systems

This paper optimizes crop productivity in intercropped systems using spatially-explicit models to determine optimal species combinations and spatial configurations.

Temporal differentiation of resource capture and biomass accumulation as a driver of yield increase in intercropping

This study examines how nutrient uptake and biomass accumulation change over time in intercropping systems, finding that competitive interactions drive temporal shifts in resource capture and yield advantages.

Positive effects of crop diversity on productivity driven by changes in soil microbial composition

This study shows that increasing crop diversity in intercropping systems enhances soil microbial diversity and crop yield, but the effects are context-dependent and smaller than abiotic factors.

Using plant traits to understand the contribution of biodiversity effects to community productivity in an agricultural system

The paper investigates how biodiversity affects productivity in agricultural systems by analyzing selection and complementarity effects using plant traits and field experiments.

Diversity increases yield but reduces reproductive effort in crop mixtures

This study shows that increasing crop diversity enhances biomass but reduces seed yield due to lower reproductive effort in mixtures compared to monocultures.

Weeds are not always evil: crop-weed relationships are context-dependent and cannot fully explain the positive effects of intercropping on yield

This study shows that crop yield in intercropping increases with species richness, but not due to reduced weed pressure, and crop-weed relationships vary by environment.