Crop phenomics: current status and perspectives

C Zhao, Y Zhang, J Du, X Guo, W Wen, S Gu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Reliable, automatic, multifunctional, and high-throughput phenotypic technologies are
increasingly considered important tools for rapid advancement of genetic gain in breeding …

Designing intercrops for high yield, yield stability and efficient use of resources: Are there principles?

TJ Stomph, C Dordas, A Baranger, J de Rijk… - Advances in …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Spatial complementarity in tree crowns explains overyielding in species mixtures

LJ Williams, A Paquette, J Cavender-Bares… - Nature Ecology & …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Deciphering the mechanisms that link biodiversity with ecosystem functions is critical to
understanding the consequences of changes in biodiversity. The hypothesis that …

Temporal niche differentiation increases the land equivalent ratio of annual intercrops: a meta-analysis

Y Yu, TJ Stomph, D Makowski, W van Der Werf - Field Crops Research, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable intensification of agriculture is needed to meet higher future food demands
while mitigating agriculture's ecological footprint. Intercrop** is a strategy for increasing …

Designing mixtures of varieties for multifunctional agriculture with the help of ecology. A review

S Barot, V Allard, A Cantarel, J Enjalbert… - Agronomy for …, 2017‏ - Springer
The study of natural ecosystems and experiments using mixtures of plant species
demonstrates that both species and genetic diversity generally promote ecosystem …

Active and adaptive plasticity in a changing climate

R Brooker, LK Brown, TS George, RJ Pakeman… - Trends in Plant …, 2022‏ - cell.com
Better understanding of the mechanistic basis of plant plasticity will enhance efforts to breed
crops resilient to predicted climate change. However, complexity in plasticity's …

Maize-legume intercrop** achieves yield advantages by improving leaf functions and dry matter partition

Z Fu, P Chen, X Zhang, Q Du, B Zheng, H Yang… - BMC Plant …, 2023‏ - Springer
Intercrop** can obtain yield advantages, but the mechanism of yield advantages of maize-
legume intercrop** is still unclear. Then, we explored the effects of crop** systems and …

The 4C approach as a way to understand species interactions determining intercrop** productivity

E Justes, L Bedoussac, C Dordas, E Frak… - Frontiers of …, 2021‏ - pure.sruc.ac.uk
Modern agriculture needs to develop transition pathways toward agroecological, resilient
and sustainable farming systems. One key pathway for such agroecological intensification is …

[HTML][HTML] Maize/peanut intercrop** increases land productivity: A meta-analysis

C Feng, Z Sun, L Zhang, L Feng, J Zheng, W Bai… - Field Crops …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Intercrop** cereals and legumes can increase agricultural productivity and reduce inputs
of nitrogen fertilizer but there is a need for further literature synthesis on the size of …

Unfolding the potential of wheat cultivar mixtures: A meta-analysis perspective and identification of knowledge gaps

J Borg, LP Kiær, C Lecarpentier, I Goldringer… - Field Crops …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Increasing the biodiversity of cropped plants is a key leverage for agroecology, aiming to
replace chemical inputs by ecological processes and regulations. Cultivar mixtures are a …