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dc.contributorEuropean Union’s Horizon 2020 Program for Research and Innovation under grant agreement n°727217en-US
dc.contributorOECD Co-operative Research Programmeen-US
dc.creatorJensen, Erik Steen
dc.creatorChongtham, Iman R.
dc.creatorDhamala, Nawa R.
dc.creatorRodriguez, Carolina
dc.creatorCarton, Nicolas
dc.creatorCarlsson, Georg
dc.date2020-12-29
dc.identifierhttps://www.rcia.uc.cl/index.php/ijanr/article/view/2241
dc.identifier10.7764/ijanr.v47i3.2241
dc.descriptionCropping system diversification is a key factor in developing more sustainable cropping and food systems. The agroecological practice of intercropping, meaning the simultaneous cultivation of two or more species in the same field, has recently gained renewed interest as a means of ecological intensification in European agricultural research. We discuss some recent research developments regarding 1) intercropping for ecological intensification in agroecological and conventional cropping systems, 2) studies on nitrogen resource use by cereal-grain legume intercropping cultivation, 3) the role of intercropping in the management of biotic stressors, especially weeds, and 4) intercropping as a means of creating cropping systems that are more resilient to the abiotic and biotic stress associated with climate change. Finally, we propose methods for the greater adoption of intercropping in European agriculture by unlocking farming systems from upstream and downstream barriers, with the aim of developing more sustainable agricultural and food systems.en-US
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Chileen-US
dc.relationhttps://www.rcia.uc.cl/index.php/ijanr/article/view/2241/1379
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2020 International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resourcesen-US
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en-US
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Vol 47, No 3 (2020); 174-186en-US
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Vol 47, No 3 (2020); 174-186es-ES
dc.source2452-5731
dc.source2452-5731
dc.subjectplant sciences; natural resourcesen-US
dc.subjectAgroecology, ecological intensification, food security, mixed cropping, multi-actor approach, nitrogen use, sustainabilityen-US
dc.titleDiversifying European agricultural systems by intercropping grain legumes and cerealsen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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