Vertical farming can produce food in a climate-resilient manner, potentially emitting zero
pesticides and fertilizers, and with lower land and water use than conventional agriculture …

Ecological theory suggests that biodiversity has a positive and stabilizing effect on the
delivery of ecosystem services. Yet, the impacts of increasing the diversity of cultivated crop …

Population and income growth are increasing global food demand at a time when a third of
the world's agricultural soils are degraded and climate variability threatens the sustainability …

Crop diversification has been put forward as a way to reduce the environmental impact of
agriculture without penalizing its productivity. In this context, intercropping, the planned …

Fertile soils have been an essential resource for humanity for 10,000 y, but the ecological
mechanisms involved in the creation and restoration of fertile soils, and especially the role of …

While the positive relationship between plant biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF)
is well established, the extent to which this is mediated via belowground microbial …

To combat climate change, farmers must innovate through ecological intensification to boost
food production, increase resilience to weather extremes, and shrink the carbon footprint of …

Background The potential benefits of intercropping are manifold and have been repeatedly
demonstrated. Intercropping has the potential to create more productive and resilient …

Intercropping improves crop productivity in dryland farms, but little information is available
on its application to irrigated land. Therefore, a three-year field trial was conducted to …

Aims Intercropping cereals with legumes may achieve high crop yields at reduced input
levels. Several studies have indicated that intercropping increases phosphorus use …