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

High biodiversity increases ecosystem functions; however, belowground facilitation remains
poorly understood in this context. Here, we explore mechanisms that operate via 'giving …

Terrestrial plants can affect the growth and health of adjacent plants via interspecific
interaction. Here, we studied the mechanism by which plant root exudates affect the …

Resource complementarity can contribute to enhanced ecosystem functioning in diverse
plant communities, but the role of facilitation in the enhanced complementarity is poorly …

Intercropping has the potential to improve plant nutrition as well as crop yield. However, the
exact mechanism promoting improved nutrient acquisition and the role the rhizosphere …

Intercropping is both a well-established and yet novel agricultural practice, depending on
one's perspective. Such perspectives are principally governed by geographic location and …

Biodiversity, both aboveground and belowground, is negatively affected by global changes
such as drought or warming. This loss of biodiversity impacts Earth's ecosystems, as there is …

Background and aims Crop diversity has been repeatedly shown to support multiple
ecosystem functions, both directly and indirectly, driven by interspecific root-root interactions …

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 …

Whether species coculture can overcome the shortcomings of crop monoculture requires
additional study. Here, we show how aquatic animals (ie carp, crabs, and softshell turtles) …