?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Organic+herbage+legume+intercropping+(cont+of+OF0108)&rft.subject=+Pasture+and+forage+crops&rft.subject=+Crop+combinations+and+interactions&rft.subject=+Vegetables&rft.description=The+aims+of+the+project+were+to+investigate+the+management%2C+agronomic+and+economic+performance+and+practical+feasibility+of+a+system+of+strip+intercropping+of+herbage+legumes+and+organic+vegetables+in+which+nitrogen+transfer+and+conservation+are+affected+by+a+combination+of+grazing+ruminant+livestock+and+crop+rotation.+Aspects+of+management+examined+included+crop+and+legume+choice%2C+strip+width%2C+grazing+management%2C+crop+husbandry%2C+and+weed%2C+pest+and+disease+control.+Measures+of+agronomic+performance+included+crop+productivity+and+quality%2C+plant+and+soil+nutrient+balances%2C+and+weed%2C+pest+disease+incidence.+Economic+performance+was+assessed+using+gross+margin+calculations.+Practical+feasibility+was+deduced+from+the+experience+of+conducting+the+experiment%2C+and+in+terms+of+the+responses+of+growers+presented+with+the+idea.+These+aims+were+met+by+a+combination+of+three+inter-related+activities%3A+a+theoretical+study%3B+a+field+experiment%3B+and+a+financial+and+economic+evaluation.&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+Organic+herbage+legume+intercropping+(cont+of+OF0108).+Runs+1996+-+1996.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Carruthers%2C+S.+P.%2C+The+University+of+Reading.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F7938%2F