Belowground processes and sustainability in agroecosystems with intercropping

RP Yu, H Yang, Y Xing, WP Zhang, H Lambers, L Li - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Background and aims Crop diversity has been repeatedly shown to support multiple
ecosystem functions, both directly and indirectly, driven by interspecific root-root interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological management of the nitrogen cycle in organic farms

H Valenzuela - Nitrogen, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen availability is among the major limiting factors for the production of organic crops. A
central goal of organic farming, according to certification standards, is to rely on ecological …

Overyielding is accounted for partly by plasticity and dissimilarity of crop root traits in maize/legume intercropping systems

H Yang, HS Xu, WP Zhang, ZX Li, HX Fan… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Positive biodiversity–productivity relationships have been found in biodiversity field
experiments of grasslands, forests and natural terrestrial ecosystems, where diversity effects …

根系分泌物在作物多样性体系中对种间地下部互作的介导作用

尹晓童, 杨浩, 于瑞鹏, 李隆 - 中国生态农业学报(中英文), 2022 - ecoagri.ac.cn
根系分泌物介导植物种间的地下部相互作用在生物多样性-生态系统功能关系中发挥着重要作用.
本文综述了在作物多样性种植体系中, 根系分泌物介导的种间相互作用及其机制. 具体包括 …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated pest management of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) and the rhizosphere in agroecosystems

A Nikoukar, A Rashed - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The name 'wireworm'refers to the subterranean larvae of click beetle
(Coleoptera: Elateridae) species, of which several are serious pests of a wide range of …

Diversified cropping systems with complementary root growth strategies improve crop adaptation to and remediation of hostile soils

WP Zhang, S Surigaoge, H Yang, RP Yu, JP Wu… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims Hostile soil conditions have a global impact on crop production. While
root traits of individual plant species adapted to specific hostile soils are well studied, a …

Temporal stability of productivity is associated with complementarity and competitive intensities in intercropping

J Wu, X Bao, J Zhang, B Lu, W Zhang… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Year‐to‐year stability in crop production is a crucial aspect of feeding a growing global
population. Evidence from natural ecosystems shows that increasing plant diversity …

Improving crop salt tolerance through soil legacy effects

Y Ma, C Zheng, Y Bo, C Song, F Zhu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Soil salinization poses a critical problem, adversely affecting plant development and
sustainable agriculture. Plants can produce soil legacy effects through interactions with the …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms underlying cereal/legume intercropping as nature-based biofortification: A review

A Ebbisa - Food Production, Processing and Nutrition, 2022 - Springer
The deficiencies of micronutrients known as hidden hunger are severely affecting more than
one-half of the world's population, which is highly related to low bioavailability of …

Optimizing the nitrogen use efficiency in vegetable crops

H Valenzuela - Nitrogen, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen (N) is the most limiting nutrient for the production of vegetable crops, but
anthropogenic sources pose risks due to its transformation into several reactive forms and …