Reliable, automatic, multifunctional, and high-throughput phenotypic technologies are
increasingly considered important tools for rapid advancement of genetic gain in breeding …

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 …

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 …

Deciphering the mechanisms that link biodiversity with ecosystem functions is critical to
understanding the consequences of changes in biodiversity. The hypothesis that …

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

The study of natural ecosystems and experiments using mixtures of plant species
demonstrates that both species and genetic diversity generally promote ecosystem …

Better understanding of the mechanistic basis of plant plasticity will enhance efforts to breed
crops resilient to predicted climate change. However, complexity in plasticity's …

Intercropping cereals and legumes can increase agricultural productivity and reduce inputs
of nitrogen fertilizer but there is a need for further literature synthesis on the size of …

Context Plants can modify their morphological or physiological traits in response to nutrient
availability and to the presence and identity of neighboring individuals. However, few …

Spatial configuration and plant phenotypic plasticity contribute to increased light capture in
relay intercropping, but there is little information on whether these factors also increase light …