http://orgprints.org/6176/ Intercropping – The practical application of diversity, competition, and facilitation in arable and organic cropping systems Jensen, Erik Steen Hauggaard-Nielsen, Henrik Kinane, Julia Andersen, Mette Klindt Jørnsgaard, Bjarne Crop health, quality, protection Crop combinations and interactions Weed management 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 consequetive 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. ISOFAR, Bonn, Germany Köpke, U. Niggli, U. Neuhoff, D. Lockeretz, W. Willer, H. 2005 Conference paper, poster, etc. NonPeerReviewed source http://orgprints.org/6176/1/6176.doc Jensen, Erik Steen; 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. First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agricultural Research (ISOFAR), Adelaide, Australia, 21-23 September 2005. In: Köpke, U.; Niggli, U.; Neuhoff, D.; Lockeretz, W. and Willer, H. (Eds.) Researching Sustainable Systems 2005. Proceedings of the First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agricultural Research (ISOFAR)., ISOFAR, Bonn, Germany, pp. 22-25. http://orgprints.org/6176/http://orgprints.org/6176/1/