Intercrop**—A low input agricultural strategy for food and environmental security

S Maitra, A Hossain, M Brestic, M Skalicky, P Ondrisik… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intensive agriculture is based on the use of high-energy inputs and quality planting materials
with assured irrigation, but it has failed to assure agricultural sustainability because of …

Land degradation unmasked as the key constraint in sunflower (Helianthus annus) production: Role of GIS in revitalizing this vital sector

EZ Nungula, J Mugwe, J Nasar… - Cogent Food & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In Tanzania, land degradation has been ranked as the top environmental problem for more
than 62 years after independence. Land degradation is a catalyst for poverty increment in …

Land productivity and water use efficiency of maize-soybean strip intercrop** systems in semi-arid areas: A case study in Punjab Province, Pakistan

MA Raza, H Gul, J Wang, HS Yasin, R Qin… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intercrop** improves crop productivity in dryland farms, but little information is available
on its application to irrigated land. Therefore, a three-year field trial was conducted to …

Nitrogen fertilization coupled with iron foliar application improves the photosynthetic characteristics, photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency, and the related enzymes of …

J Nasar, GY Wang, S Ahmad, I Muhammad… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Photosynthetic rate (Pn) and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE) are the two
important factors affecting the photosynthesis and nutrient utilization of plant leaves …

Photosynthetic activities and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency of maize crop under different planting patterns and nitrogen fertilization

J Nasar, W Khan, MZ Khan, HI Gitari… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2021 - Springer
The study aimed at assessing the effects of maize-alfalfa intercrop** with and without
nitrogen fertilization on photosynthetic characteristics, photosynthetic nitrogen utilization …

Foliage-sprayed nano-chitosan-loaded nitrogen boosts yield potentials, competitive ability, and profitability of intercropped maize-soybean

MM Abou El-Enin, AM Sheha, RS El-Serafy… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The progressive reduction of synthetic agrochemical fertilizers is one of the key factors in the
shift from conventional agriculture to sustainable farming. Nitrogen (N) is the ruling element …

Effect of crop combination on yield performance, nutrient uptake, and land use advantage of cereal/legume intercrop** systems

MA Raza, W Zhiqi, HS Yasin, H Gul, R Qin… - Field Crops …, 2023 - Elsevier
Context Crop type and temporal synchronization are crucial for improving the productivity of
intercrop** systems, especially with reduced inputs (nitrogen, N, and phosphorus, P) …

Application of bio and chemical fertilizers improves yield, and essential oil quantity and quality of Moldavian balm (Dracocephalum moldavica L.) intercropped with mung bean …

S Faridvand, E Rezaei‐Chiyaneh… - Food and Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intercrop** Moldavian balm with mung bean is an ecological approach for improving
resource productivity. A field experiment was conducted over two growing seasons (2018 …

Maize-soybean intercrop** at optimal N fertilization increases the N uptake, N yield and N use efficiency of maize crop by regulating the N assimilatory enzymes

J Nasar, CJ Zhao, R Khan, H Gul, H Gitari… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Surplus use of chemical nitrogen (N) fertilizers to increase agricultural Q9
production causes severe problems to the agricultural ecosystem and environment. This is …

Cultivating sustainability: A comprehensive review on intercrop** in a changing climate

S Maitra, U Sahoo, M Sairam, HI Gitari… - Research on …, 2023 - indianjournals.com
The intercrop** system is known for its multifaceted benefits; however, it has been mostly
evaluated to quantify yield, land resource use efficiency and monetary gains. There are …