Productive and Ecological Aspects of Mixed Cropping System

Mixed cropping, also known as inter-cropping or co-cultivation, is a plant production system that involves planting two or more species (or cultivars) in the same field in a variable order—row or rowless—simultaneously. Mixed cropping plays an important role in sustainable agriculture by adding valu...

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description Mixed cropping, also known as inter-cropping or co-cultivation, is a plant production system that involves planting two or more species (or cultivars) in the same field in a variable order—row or rowless—simultaneously. Mixed cropping plays an important role in sustainable agriculture by adding value to crop rotations and agroecosystems. Scientific investigations on environmentally friendly mixed cropping should be supported by studies on the direct costs and long-term benefits that are the most relevant to farmers. Meeting the need to strengthen the scientific basis for mixed crops, the papers in this Special Issue enhance our understanding of the following: The selection of species and cultivars for a mixed crop system as well as the choice of agricultural treatments that will secure a stable yield of mixtures; Inter- and intra- species competition of plants in a canopy; Ecological intensification approaches and opportunities for maximizing crop performance and yield in mixtures; The effects of mixed crops on crop rotations; The short- and long-term ecosystem benefits of mixtures; The effects on pests and the biodiversity of agroecosystems provided by mixtures; The economic aspects of adopting the mixtures in farms; The nutritive value of mixtures for livestock; Other topics related to the mixed cropping.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-810372024-03-27T16:34:38Z Productive and Ecological Aspects of Mixed Cropping System Wenda-Piesik, Anna Synowiec, Agnieszka barley oats triticale yield leaf area index land equivalent ratio standard gross margin brachiaria cereal-livestock production perception push-pull technology smallholder farmers proximity effect border effect neighbor effect strip intercropping legume cereals Hordeum vulgare Lolium multiflorum phosphorus water stress competition indices plant development stages spring cereal mixtures grain yield protein yield metabolic energy yield differentiations of cereal mixture sustainable agriculture maize Zea mays L. biodiversity intercropping silage growth quality non-legume mixed crop herbivores pest population natural enemy cereal–legume mixture common vetch cultivar soil quality cereal-legume mixture organic farming conventional farming leaf greenness index seed yield yield components n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general Mixed cropping, also known as inter-cropping or co-cultivation, is a plant production system that involves planting two or more species (or cultivars) in the same field in a variable order—row or rowless—simultaneously. Mixed cropping plays an important role in sustainable agriculture by adding value to crop rotations and agroecosystems. Scientific investigations on environmentally friendly mixed cropping should be supported by studies on the direct costs and long-term benefits that are the most relevant to farmers. Meeting the need to strengthen the scientific basis for mixed crops, the papers in this Special Issue enhance our understanding of the following: The selection of species and cultivars for a mixed crop system as well as the choice of agricultural treatments that will secure a stable yield of mixtures; Inter- and intra- species competition of plants in a canopy; Ecological intensification approaches and opportunities for maximizing crop performance and yield in mixtures; The effects of mixed crops on crop rotations; The short- and long-term ecosystem benefits of mixtures; The effects on pests and the biodiversity of agroecosystems provided by mixtures; The economic aspects of adopting the mixtures in farms; The nutritive value of mixtures for livestock; Other topics related to the mixed cropping. 2022-05-06T11:23:42Z 2022-05-06T11:23:42Z 2022 book ONIX_20220506_9783036538952_103 9783036538952 9783036538969 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/81037 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5379 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5379 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-3896-9 10.3390/books978-3-0365-3896-9 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036538952 9783036538969 170 Basel open access
spellingShingle barley
oats
triticale
yield
leaf area index
land equivalent ratio
standard gross margin
brachiaria
cereal-livestock production
perception
push-pull technology
smallholder farmers
proximity effect
border effect
neighbor effect
strip intercropping
legume
cereals
Hordeum vulgare
Lolium multiflorum
phosphorus
water stress
competition indices
plant development stages
spring cereal mixtures
grain yield
protein yield
metabolic energy yield
differentiations of cereal mixture
sustainable agriculture
maize
Zea mays L.
biodiversity
intercropping
silage
growth
quality
non-legume
mixed crop
herbivores
pest population
natural enemy
cereal–legume mixture
common vetch
cultivar
soil quality
cereal-legume mixture
organic farming
conventional farming
leaf greenness index
seed yield
yield components
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thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
Productive and Ecological Aspects of Mixed Cropping System
title Productive and Ecological Aspects of Mixed Cropping System
title_full Productive and Ecological Aspects of Mixed Cropping System
title_fullStr Productive and Ecological Aspects of Mixed Cropping System
title_full_unstemmed Productive and Ecological Aspects of Mixed Cropping System
title_short Productive and Ecological Aspects of Mixed Cropping System
title_sort productive and ecological aspects of mixed cropping system
topic barley
oats
triticale
yield
leaf area index
land equivalent ratio
standard gross margin
brachiaria
cereal-livestock production
perception
push-pull technology
smallholder farmers
proximity effect
border effect
neighbor effect
strip intercropping
legume
cereals
Hordeum vulgare
Lolium multiflorum
phosphorus
water stress
competition indices
plant development stages
spring cereal mixtures
grain yield
protein yield
metabolic energy yield
differentiations of cereal mixture
sustainable agriculture
maize
Zea mays L.
biodiversity
intercropping
silage
growth
quality
non-legume
mixed crop
herbivores
pest population
natural enemy
cereal–legume mixture
common vetch
cultivar
soil quality
cereal-legume mixture
organic farming
conventional farming
leaf greenness index
seed yield
yield components
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
topic_facet barley
oats
triticale
yield
leaf area index
land equivalent ratio
standard gross margin
brachiaria
cereal-livestock production
perception
push-pull technology
smallholder farmers
proximity effect
border effect
neighbor effect
strip intercropping
legume
cereals
Hordeum vulgare
Lolium multiflorum
phosphorus
water stress
competition indices
plant development stages
spring cereal mixtures
grain yield
protein yield
metabolic energy yield
differentiations of cereal mixture
sustainable agriculture
maize
Zea mays L.
biodiversity
intercropping
silage
growth
quality
non-legume
mixed crop
herbivores
pest population
natural enemy
cereal–legume mixture
common vetch
cultivar
soil quality
cereal-legume mixture
organic farming
conventional farming
leaf greenness index
seed yield
yield components
n/a
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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