Planetary boundaries for terrestrial inputs of reactive nitrogen (Nr) are transgressed and
reducing the input of new Nr and its environmental impacts are major global challenges …

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

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 …

The adverse effects of climate change are significantly decreasing yield levels and yield
stability over time in current monocropping systems. Intercropping (IC), ie. growing more …

World population is projected to reach over nine billion by the year 2050, and ensuring food
security while mitigating environmental impacts represents a major agricultural challenge …

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 …

There is a great demand for high-protein materials for livestock feed in Europe and
European agriculture has a deficit of about 70% high-protein materials of which 87% is met …

Grain legumes are known for their benefits to deliver ecosystem services on provisioning of
protein-rich food and feed, reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the symbiotic …

The evolution of natural ecosystems is controled by a high level of biodiversity, in sharp
contrast, intensive agricultural systems involve monocultures associated with high input of …

Intercropping has been advocated as an environmentally benign method to suppress weeds
in agriculture. However, it is not evident from the literature what size of weed suppressive …