%0 Conference Paper %A Jensen, Erik Stee %A Ambus, Per %A Bellostas, Natalia %A Boisen, Sigurd %A Brisson, Nadine %A Corre-Hellou, Guanelle %A Crozat, Yves %A Dahlmann, Christoph %A Dibet, Audry %A von Fragstein, Peter %A Gooding, Mike %A Hauggaard-Nielsen, Henrik %A Kasyanova, Elena %A Monti, Michele %A Pristeri, Aurelio %D 2006 %F orgprints:7659 %T Intercropping of cereals and grain legumes for increased production, weed control, im-proved product quality and prevention of N –losses in European organic farming systems %U http://orgprints.org/7659/ %X – Intercropping of cereals and grain legumes is a technology to enhance biodiversity in organic agro-ecosystems, enhance and stabilize yields and make better use of plant growth resources. Here we report the preliminary results of the EU FP 5 research project “Intercrop” carried out in five European regions. The project demonstrates several significant benefits which could be exploited to a greater degree in European organic farming .