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 …

Intercrop** is the simultaneous cultivation of plant species in the same field for a
considerable proportion of their growing periods. Interest in intercrop** 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 …

The grain legume (pulse) faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is grown world-wide as a protein source
for food and feed. At the same time faba bean offers ecosystem services such as renewable …

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 …

Intercrop** is the simultaneous cultivation of more than one crop species on the same
piece of land and is regarded as the practical application of basic ecological principles such …

Complementarity in acquisition of nitrogen (N) from soil and N2-fixation within pea and
barley intercrops was studied in organic field experiments across Western Europe …

Nitrogen (N) fertilization plays a central role for improving yield in wheat and high N use
efficiency (NUE) is desired to protect ground and surface waters. Several studies showed …

Intensive agriculture ensures high yields but can cause serious environmental damages.
The optimal use of soil and atmospheric sources of nitrogen in cereal–legume mixtures may …

Grain legumes, such as peas (Pisum sativum L.), are known to be weak competitors against
weeds when grown as the sole crop. In this study, the weed-suppression effect of pea …