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50: Reintroducing grain legume-cereal intercropping for increased protein production in European cropping systems

Hauggaard-Nielsen, Henrik; Ambus, Per and Jensen, Erik Steen (2001) Reintroducing grain legume-cereal intercropping for increased protein production in European cropping systems. Paper presented at Fourth European Conference on Grain Legumes: Towards the sustainable production of healthy food, feed and novel products, Cracow, Poland, 8–12 July 2001; Published in Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Grain Legumes, page pp. 52-53. AEP - European association for grain legume research.**

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Summary

The experiments demonstrated the potential of pea-barley intercropping as a means of introducing complementary N use by increasing the proportional input of pea fixed N2, increasing the protein production and reducing weed problems in systems without herbicide use.

Document Language:English
Keywords:Pisum sativum, intercropping, N2-fixation, soil N, protein production.
Subject Areas: Crop husbandry > Crop combinations and interactions
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Cereals, pulses and oilseeds
Research affiliation: Denmark > DARCOF II (2000-2005) > I. 5 (GENESIS) Production of grain legumes and cereals for animal feed
Funding Part:5-25%
Orgprints ID Number:50
Contact:Hauggaard-Nielsen, Researcher, Dr., Cand. agro Henrik
Deposited On:03 October 2002
EPrint Type:Conference paper
Published?:Published
Peer Review Status:Not peer-reviewed

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