Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

High potential contribution of intercropping to soybean and maize self-sufficiency in Europe

This study evaluates maize-soybean intercropping's potential to enhance European soybean self-sufficiency while reducing land use compared to sole crops.

Disentangling the contribution of trait plasticity to improve the productivity of a maize-soybean intercrop system for the Midwest, USA

This study uses FSP modeling to disentangle the contribution of trait plasticity in maize and soybean intercropping systems, finding photosynthesis has the greatest impact on maize yield.

Neighbor sensing through rhizodeposits in sorghum affects plant physiology and productivity

This study shows sorghum plants alter their physiology in response to neighboring plants through belowground signaling via leachates, affecting growth and productivity.

Plasticity in ear density drives complementarity effects and yield benefits in wheat variety mixtures

This study shows that plasticity in ear density drives overyielding in wheat mixtures through complementarity effects, with tillering under shade as a key breeding target.

Differences in growth features between species are driving cereal-legume intercrop yield: a statistical learning approach based on aggregated dataset

This study uses machine learning and mixed-effects models on aggregated field experiment data to identify growth trait differences driving cereal-legume intercrop yield.

Revival of traditional agricultural systems A multidisciplinary on-farm survey of maize-bean intercropping reveals unexpected competition effects on beans.

This study investigates maize-bean intercropping through on-farm surveys and field assays, finding competition dominates over cooperation, primarily affecting bean yield and gene expression.

Crop productivity of Central European Permaculture is within the range of organic and conventional agriculture.

This study compares crop productivity of permaculture systems to organic and conventional agriculture using LER, finding no significant difference from conventional yields.

Multi trait assessment of wheat variety mixtures performance and stability: mixtures for the win!

This study evaluates the performance and stability of wheat variety mixtures across multiple traits, finding that mixtures generally outperform pure stands and offer improved quality stability.