creators_name: Jensen, Erik Sten
creators_name: Hauggaard-Nielsen, Henrik
creators_name: Kinane, Julia
creators_name: Andersen, Mette Klindt
creators_name: Jørnsgaard, Bjarne
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2005-10-10
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:25:12
metadata_visibility: show
title: Intercropping - the practical application of diversity, competition and facilitation in arable and organic cropping systems

ispublished: unpub
subjects: 3cereals
subjects: 2cropcomb
full_text_status: restricted
keywords: Intercropping, grain legumes, cereals, yield advantage, resource use, nitrogen fixation, leaf diseases, weeds, grain quality
abstract: Intercropping (IC) is the simultaneous cultivation of more than one crop species on the same piece of land. The IC practice offers many advantages to organic agriculture in terms of resource use, yield stability, weed management, and increased diversification of agroecosystems. Field experiments carried out at two sites in Denmark over three consecutive cropping seasons showed that ICs of cereals and grain legumes gave higher yields, less weeds, lower infection with plant diseases, and higher grain quality compared to corresponding sole crops. 
date: 2005
date_type: published
refereed: yes
citation: Jensen, Erik Sten; Hauggaard-Nielsen, Henrik; Kinane, Julia; Andersen, Mette Klindt and Jørnsgaard, Bjarne (2005) Intercropping - the practical application of diversity, competition and facilitation in arable and organic cropping systems. Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture, Adelaide, Australia, September 21-23, 2005. [ Unpublished, ]
document_url: http://orgprints.org/4219/3/Jensen_etal_4p_revised-ed.doc