Intercropping is the simultaneous cultivation of plant species in the same field for a
considerable proportion of their growing periods. Interest in intercropping for sustainable …

Agriculture is facing up to an increasing number of challenges, including the need to ensure
various ecosystem services and to resolve apparent conflicts between them. One of the …

Intercropping, the simultaneous production of multiple crops on the same field, provides
opportunities for the sustainable intensification of agriculture if it can provide a greater yield …

间套作是我国传统农业的精髓, 其存在2 000 多年, 必然蕴含重要的科学原理.
过去的研究表明其不仅能够大幅度提高作物产量, 而且能够充分利用地上部的光热资源 …

Sustainable intensification of agriculture is needed to meet higher future food demands
while mitigating agriculture's ecological footprint. Intercropping is a strategy for increasing …

Intercropping, the simultaneous cultivation of multiple crop species in a single field,
increases aboveground productivity due to species complementarity. We hypothesized that …

Maize–soybean intercropping is a common system in several countries. However, different
spatial patterns of maize and soybean can directly affect the light environment of soybean …

The maize-soybean intercropping system has become increasingly popular in many areas
of the world, particularly in China, due to its high productivity and the harvest of two different …

Abstract Maize (Zea mays)-soybean (Glycine max) intercropping is popular in many
developing countries because of its high land equivalent ratio (LER). However, very few …

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production in China has developed rapidly during the last
60 years. In 2012, the planting area and total output in the country were 5.3 million hectares …