TY  - GEN
ID  - orgprints39714
TI  - Must sowing density of intercropping be half of the two sole crops density for providing good performance? (ReMIX Practice Abstract)
A1  - Zachmann, Julian
A1  - Munz, Sebastian
A1  - Rémi, Vezy
A1  - Sřren, Lund
N2  - Outcome:
According to some given abiotic and biotic factors and general rules, farmers can create and evaluate the matching OSD for their fields.
Practical recommendations:
? OSD is influenced by different factors such as soil, vegetation period/climate conditions, choice of species and cultivars, organic vs. conventional system, weeds/pests/diseases control, technical equipment and type of intercropping.
? Proportion in yield can vary largely from sowing proportion. Total yield should be higher than the average of sole crops. In a cereal-legume-intercropping, legumes are responsible for a high protein content and cereals have a high plasticity for tillering/compensation. They suppress weeds but also tend to suppress their mixture partner. For central Europe, 80 % of sole crop sowing rate of legumes and 40 % of cereals can be used as a first start (Dierauer et al., 2017). 
Practical testing/ Farmers? experiences:
Farmers should try out the optimal mixture ratio. Start a small-scale trial with different sowing densities. Replicate more than one year.
EP  - 2
AV  - public
KW  - Cropping systems
KW  -  Crop production
KW  -  Arable farming
KW  -  Intercropping
KW  -  Legumes
T3  - ReMIX Practice abstracts
Y1  - 2020/04//
UR  - https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/39714/
SP  - 1
ER  -