Current knowledge and future research opportunities for modeling annual crop mixtures. A review
Growing mixtures of annual arable crop species or genotypes is a promising way to improve
crop production without increasing agricultural inputs. To design optimal crop mixtures …
crop production without increasing agricultural inputs. To design optimal crop mixtures …
Plant nitrogen nutrition status in intercrops–a review of concepts and methods
Managing the nitrogen (N) supply in agroecosystems is a critical issue to ensure sufficient
food production while preserving the environment. Intercropping is known to be a …
food production while preserving the environment. Intercropping is known to be a …
Plant functional traits and canopy structure control the relationship between photosynthetic CO2 uptake and far‐red sun‐induced fluorescence in a Mediterranean …
Sun‐induced fluorescence (SIF) in the far‐red region provides a new noninvasive
measurement approach that has the potential to quantify dynamic changes in light‐use …
measurement approach that has the potential to quantify dynamic changes in light‐use …
Quantifying crop responses to nitrogen and avenues to improve nitrogen-use efficiency
In the last 40 years, the global use of mineral N fertilizers has increased to support
increasing food demand. Misuse of fertilizer has led to environmental problems in some …
increasing food demand. Misuse of fertilizer has led to environmental problems in some …
Enhancing the systems productivity and water use efficiency through coordinated soil water sharing and compensation in strip-intercropping
G Chen, X Kong, Y Gan, R Zhang, F Feng, A Yu… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
In arid areas, water shortage is threating agricultural sustainability, and strip-intercropping
may serve as a strategy to alleviate the challenge. Here we show that strip-intercropping …
may serve as a strategy to alleviate the challenge. Here we show that strip-intercropping …
Assessing the effects of architectural variations on light partitioning within virtual wheat–pea mixtures
Background and Aims Predicting light partitioning in crop mixtures is a critical step in
improving the productivity of such complex systems, and light interception has been shown …
improving the productivity of such complex systems, and light interception has been shown …
Modelling crop-weed competition: Why, what, how and what lies ahead?
M Renton, BS Chauhan - Crop Protection, 2017 - Elsevier
Weeds are one of the major constraints to food production in agricultural systems throughout
the world, with their main impact being reducing crop yields through competition for water …
the world, with their main impact being reducing crop yields through competition for water …
Using functional–structural plant models to study, understand and integrate plant development and ecophysiology
Functional–structural plant models (FSPMs) explore and integrate relationships between a
plant's structure and processes that underlie its growth and development. In recent years …
plant's structure and processes that underlie its growth and development. In recent years …
Water-yield relations and water use efficiency of maize under nitrogen fertigation for semiarid environments: Experiment and synthesis
We examined the main and interactive effects of nitrogen (N) and deficit irrigation (DI) on the
yield response factor (K y), water use efficiency (WUE), and irrigation water use efficiency …
yield response factor (K y), water use efficiency (WUE), and irrigation water use efficiency …
Plant development controls leaf area expansion in alfalfa plants competing for light
TC Baldissera, E Frak, PCF Carvalho… - Annals of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims The growth of crops in a mixture is more variable and difficult to
predict than that in pure stands. Light partitioning and crop leaf area expansion play …
predict than that in pure stands. Light partitioning and crop leaf area expansion play …