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 …

There is a trend world‐wide to grow crops in short rotation or in monoculture, particularly in
conventional agriculture. This practice is becoming more prevalent due to a range of factors …

To lessen the negative environmental impact of chemical fertilizers, replacing chemical
fertilizers with more organic fertilizers for famers is a good choice. However, most of the …

Intercropping, the agricultural practice of cultivating two or more crops in the same space at
the same time, is an old and commonly used cropping practice which aims to match …

Background and scope Multi-cropping approaches in production systems, where more than
one crop cultivar or species are grown simultaneously, are gaining increased attention and …

Intercropping aims to exploit complementary and facilitative interactions between species to
improve capture and efficiency in the use of resources, and yield and profit per unit land and …

Rapid urbanisation has created huge social and economic benefits in some developing
countries. However, it has also created unsustainable problems such as land waste. The …

Nitrogen (N) management remains a global challenge for the sustainability of diversified
farming systems. Field crops are often over-supplied with nitrogen by farmers aiming to high …

Intercropping is commonly used in the Hetao irrigation district, upper Yellow River basin,
where the main crops are wheat, maize and sunflower. For a better use of land, water …

Relay intercropping of spring wheat and maize is practiced on a large scale in northern
China. In order to provide information on productivity and nitrogen use for spring …