Diversified crop** systems with complementary root growth strategies improve crop adaptation to and remediation of hostile soils

WP Zhang, S Surigaoge, H Yang, RP Yu, JP Wu… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims Hostile soil conditions have a global impact on crop production. While
root traits of individual plant species adapted to specific hostile soils are well studied, a …

Belowground processes and sustainability in agroecosystems with intercrop**

RP Yu, H Yang, Y **
D Zhang, Z Sun, L Feng, W Bai, N Yang, Z Zhang… - Field Crops …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Maize (Zea mays L.)/peanut (Arachishypogaea L.) intercrop** has been widely
practiced in semi-arid regions to reduce wind erosion and improve resource (eg water and …

Overyielding is accounted for partly by plasticity and dissimilarity of crop root traits in maize/legume intercrop** systems

H Yang, HS Xu, WP Zhang, ZX Li, HX Fan… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Positive biodiversity–productivity relationships have been found in biodiversity field
experiments of grasslands, forests and natural terrestrial ecosystems, where diversity effects …

Shifts from complementarity to selection effects maintain high productivity in maize/legume intercrop** systems

WP Zhang, SN Gao, ZX Li, HS Xu… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Complementarity (CE) and selection effects (SE) have been either invoked to explain the
positive diversity–productivity relationship in natural and semi‐natural ecosystems. Few …

Uptake and utilization of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium as related to yield advantage in maize-soybean intercrop** under different row configurations

Y Fan, Z Wang, D Liao, MA Raza, B Wang, J Zhang… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Intercrop** advantage occurs only when each species has adequate time and space to
maximize cooperation and minimize competition between them. A field experiment was …

Spatial differences influence nitrogen uptake, grain yield, and land-use advantage of wheat/soybean relay intercrop** systems

MA Raza, AMU Din, W Zhiqi, H Gul, S Ur Rehman… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cereal/legume intercrop** is becoming a popular production strategy for higher crop
yields and net profits with reduced inputs and environmental impact. However, the effects of …

Temporal differentiation of crop growth as one of the drivers of intercrop** yield advantage

N Dong, MM Tang, WP Zhang, XG Bao, Y Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Intercrop** studies usually focus on yield advantage and interspecific interactions but few
quantify temporal niche differentiation and its relationship with intercrop** yield …

Temporal dynamics of nutrient uptake by neighbouring plant species: evidence from intercrop**

WP Zhang, GC Liu, JH Sun, D Fornara… - Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The productivity of species‐diverse plant assemblages strongly depends on the temporal
dynamics of nutrient uptake by competing neighbouring plants. Our understanding …