Understanding intercrop** to improve agricultural resiliency and environmental sustainability

S Glaze-Corcoran, M Hashemi, A Sadeghpour… - Advances in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Intercrop** existed early in the evolution of agriculture. However, for several decades, use
of this sustainable crop** system approach remained limited to small operations in …

Productivity and biological N2-fixation in cereal-cowpea intercrop** systems in sub-Saharan Africa. A review

T Namatsheve, R Cardinael, M Corbeels… - Agronomy for …, 2020 - Springer
Intercrop** is a common practice among farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, regarded as a
sustainable way of improving land productivity to meet food and nutritional requirements for …

Maize yields from rotation and intercrop** systems with different legumes under conservation agriculture in contrasting agro-ecologies

W Mupangwa, I Nyagumbo, F Liben, L Chipindu… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Maize (Zea mays L.) is a key food security crop in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). Maize
yield gaps are large in the smallholder farming systems of ESA but can be closed by a …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of cowpea (Vigna sinensis L.) with maize (Zea mays L.) intercrop** on yield and its components

WAH Alla, EM Shalaby, RA Dawood… - International Journal of …, 2015 - researchgate.net
A field experiment was carried out at Arab El-Awammer Research Station, Agric. Res.
Center. Assiut Governorate during summer seasons of 2013 and 2014. The present study …

Soil Microbial Community Driven by Soil Moisture and Nitrogen in Milk Vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.)–Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) Intercrop**

Z Liu, S Li, N Liu, G Huang, Q Zhou - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The soil microbial community is not only driven by plant composition but is also disturbed by
the soil environment. Intercrop** affects the soil microenvironment through plant …

Stable isotopes δ18O and δ2H reveal differential water uptake from intercropped maize and soybean soil profiles

C Zhang, Y Ren, M Yan, T Sang, H Li, Y Chen… - Field Crops …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different intercrop** modes on
grain yield, crop water uptake, and water use efficiency in the rainfed agricultural regions …

[HTML][HTML] Potato–Soybean Intercrop** Increased Equivalent Tuber Yield by Improving Rhizosphere Soil Quality, Root Growth, and Plant Physiology of Potato

C Wang, Z Yi, S Chen, F Peng, Q Zhao, Z Tang… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Potato–legume intercrop** has been confirmed to increase productivity in modern
agricultural systems. However, the physiological and ecological mechanisms of potato …

Productivity and profitability of manual and mechanized conservation agriculture (CA) systems in Eastern Zambia

W Mupangwa, M Mutenje, C Thierfelder… - … Agriculture and Food …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Climate variability and declining soil fertility pose a major threat to sustainable agronomic
and economic growth in Zambia. The objective of this study was to assess crop yield, land …

Fertilization strategies in conservation agriculture systems with maize–legume cover crop rotations in Southern Africa

W Mupangwa, C Thierfelder, A Ngwira - Experimental Agriculture, 2017 - cambridge.org
Multilocation experiments were established to determine the best strategy for using
inorganic fertilizer in conservation agriculture (CA) systems that use green manure cover …

Crop diversification and reduced tillage for improved grain and nutritional yields in rain-fed maize-based crop** systems of semi-arid Malawi

D Nyamayevu, I Nyagumbo, L Chipindu, R Li… - Experimental …, 2025 - cambridge.org
Conservation agriculture (CA), as a key component of sustainable intensification, has been
widely promoted across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to address low crop productivity …