Intercropping with legume for agroecological cropping systems: Complementarity and facilitation processes and the importance of soil microorganisms. A review

O Duchene, JF Vian, F Celette - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Intercropping is a powerful way to promote a more diversified plant community in the field,
thereby enabling complementary and facilitative relationships. In these systems, legumes …

[HTML][HTML] Perennials as future grain crops: opportunities and challenges

EA Chapman, HC Thomsen, S Tulloch… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Perennial grain crops could make a valuable addition to sustainable agriculture, potentially
even as an alternative to their annual counterparts. The ability of perennials to grow year …

Reduced nitrate leaching in a perennial grain crop compared to maize in the Upper Midwest, USA

JM Jungers, LH DeHaan, DJ Mulla, CC Sheaffer… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global expansion of high-input annual grain crops and associated nitrogen (N) fertilizer use
can have negative consequences for the environment and human health. Nitrate nitrogen …

Managing for multifunctionality in perennial grain crops

MR Ryan, TE Crews, SW Culman, LR DeHaan… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Plant breeders are increasing yields and improving agronomic traits in several perennial
grain crops, the first of which is now being incorporated into commercial food products …

[HTML][HTML] Development and evolution of an intermediate wheatgrass domestication program

L DeHaan, M Christians, J Crain, J Poland - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Ecological intensification of agriculture is a proposed strategy to enhance the production of
food while expanding ecosystem services and reducing inputs. Perennial plants that are …

Discussion: Prioritize perennial grain development for sustainable food production and environmental benefits

LR DeHaan, JA Anderson, P Bajgain, A Basche… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Perennial grains have potential to contribute to ecological intensification of food production
by enabling the direct harvest of human-edible crops without requiring annual cycles of …

Intermediate wheatgrass grain and forage yield responses to nitrogen fertilization

JM Jungers, LR DeHaan, KJ Betts… - Agronomy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Intermediate wheatgrass is being bred as a perennial grain crop. Optimum N
fertilizer rates for intermediate wheatgrass grain yields are reported. Intermediate …

[HTML][HTML] Life history variation as a model for understanding trade-offs in plant–environment interactions

MR Lundgren, DL Des Marais - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
All plants must allocate limited resources to survival, growth, and reproduction. In natural
species, allocation strategies reflect trade-offs between survivorship risk and subsequent …

Harvesting forage of the perennial grain crop kernza (Thinopyrum intermedium) increases root biomass and soil nitrogen cycling

JY Pugliese, SW Culman, CD Sprunger - Plant and Soil, 2019 - Springer
Background and aims Emerging perennial grain crops yield less grain than annual crops,
but the economic viability of these perennial systems could be improved if both forage and …

Breeding intermediate wheatgrass for grain production

P Bajgain, JL Crain, DJ Cattani… - Plant Breeding …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intermediate wheatgrass [IWG; Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & DR Dewey] is a
perennial grass with the unique distinction of having been, for more than 30 years, the target …