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Note to the reader: This general fiche summarises all the environmental and climate impacts of INTERCROPPING found in a systematic review of 25 synthesis research paperspapers [1]. These papers were selected, from an initial number of 111 yielded by a systematic literature search strategy, according to the inclusion criteria reported in section 4.
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Description | Intercropping is a farming method that involves cultivating two or more crop species (i.e., crop mixture cropping) or genotypes (i.e., cultivar mixture cropping) in the same area and coexisting for a time so that they interact agronomically [2] [3]. |
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Ref. Num | Authors | Year | Title | Reference | DOI |
1 | Gibson, AK; Nguyen, AE | 2021 | Does genetic diversity protect host populations from parasites? A meta-analysis across natural and agricultural systems | Evol. Lett. 5, 16-32 | 10.1002/evl3.206 |
2 | Tang, XY; Zhang, CC; Yu, Y; Shen, JB; van der Werf, W; Zhang, FS | 2021 | Intercropping legumes and cereals increases phosphorus use efficiency; a meta-analysis | Plant Soil 460, 89–104 | 10.1007/s11104-020-04768-x |
3 | Daryanto, S; Fu, BJ; Zhao, WW; Wang, S; Jacinthe, PA; Wang, LX | 2020 | Ecosystem service provision of grain legume and cereal intercropping in Africa | Agric. Syst. 178, 102761 | 10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102761 |
4 | Li, CJ; Hoffland, E; Kuyper, TW; Yu, Y; Li, HG; Zhang, CC; Zhang, FS; van der Werf, W | 2020 | Yield gain, complementarity and competitive dominance in intercropping in China: A meta-analysis of drivers of yield gain using additive partitioning | Eur J Agron. 113, 125987 | 10.1016/j.eja.2019.125987 |
5 | Li, CJ; Hoffland, E; Kuyper, TW; Yu, Y; Zhang, CC; Li, HG; Zhang, FS; van der Werf, W | 2020 | Syndromes of production in intercropping impact yield gains | Nat. Plants 6, 653–660 | 10.1038/s41477-020-0680-9 |
6 | Rodriguez, C; Carlsson, G; Englund, JE; Flohr, A; Pelzer, E; Jeuffroy, MH; Makowski, D; Jensen, ES | 2020 | Grain legume-cereal intercropping enhances the use of soil-derived and biologically fixed nitrogen in temperate agroecosystems. A meta-analysis | Eur. J. Agron. 118, 126077 | 10.1016/j.eja.2020.126077 |
7 | Xu, Z; Li, CJ; Zhang, CC; Yu, Y; van der Werf, W; Zhang, FS | 2020 | Intercropping maize and soybean increases efficiency of land and fertilizer nitrogen use; A meta-analysis | Field Crops Res. 246, 107661 | 10.1016/j.fcr.2019.107661 |
8 | Zhang, CC; Dong, Y; Tang, L; Zheng, Y; Makowski, D; Yu, Y; Zhang, FS; van der Werf, W | 2019 | Intercropping cereals with faba bean reduces plant disease incidence regardless of fertilizer input; a meta-analysis | Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 154, 931–942 | 10.1007/s10658-019-01711-4 |
9 | Ashworth, AJ; Toler, HD; Allen, FL; Auge, RM | 2018 | Global meta-analysis reveals agro-grassland productivity varies based on species diversity over time | PloS One 13, e0200274. | 10.1371/journal.pone.0200274 |
10 | Borg, J; Kiaer, LP; Lecarpentier, C; Goldringer, I; Gauffreteau, A; Saint-Jean, S; Barot, S; Enjalbert, J | 2018 | Unfolding the potential of wheat cultivar mixtures: A meta-analysis perspective and identification of knowledge gaps | Field Crops Res. 221, 298-313 | 10.1016/j.fcr.2017.09.006 |
11 | Koricheva, J; Hayes, D | 2018 | The relative importance of plant intraspecific diversity in structuring arthropod communities: A meta-analysis | Funct. Col. 32, 1704-1717 | 10.1111/1365-2435.13062 |
12 | Martin-Guay, MO; Paquette, A; Dupras, J; Rivest, D | 2018 | The new Green Revolution: Sustainable intensification of agriculture by intercropping | Sci. Total Environ. 615, 767–772 | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.024 |
13 | Reiss, ER; Drinkwater, LE | 2018 | Cultivar mixtures: a meta-analysis of the effect of intraspecific diversity on crop yield | Ecol. Appl. 28, 62–77 | 10.1002/eap.1629 |
14 | Thapa, R; Poffenbarger, H; Tully, KL; Ackroyd, VJ; Kramer, M; Mirsky, SB | 2018 | Biomass production and nitrogen accumulation by hairy vetch-cereal rye mixtures: a meta-analysis | J. Agron. 91, 25–33 | 10.2134/agronj2017.09.0544 |
15 | Xiong, M; Sun, R; Chen, L; | 2018 | Effects of soil conservation techniques on water erosion control: A global analysis | Sci. Total Environ. 645 753–760 | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.124 |
16 | Himmelstein, J; Ares, A; Gallagher, D; Myers, J | 2017 | A meta-analysis of intercropping in Africa: impacts on crop yield, farmer income, and integrated pest management effects | Int. J. Sustain. Agric. Res. 15, 1-10 | 10.1080/14735903.2016.1242332 |
17 | Raseduzzaman, M; Jensen, ES | 2017 | Does intercropping enhance yield stability in arable crop production ? A meta-analysis | Eur. J. Agron. 91, 25–33 | 10.1016/j.eja.2017.09.009 |
18 | Yu, Y; Stomph, TJ; Makowski, D; Zhang, LZ; van der Werf, W | 2016 | A meta-analysis of relative crop yields in cereal/legume mixtures suggests options for management | Field Crops Res. 198, 269–279 | 10.1016/j.fcr.2016.08.001 |
19 | Yu, Y; Stomph, TJ; Makowski, D; van der Werf, W | 2015 | Temporal niche differentiation increases the land equivalent ratio of annual intercrops: A meta-analysis | Field Crops Res. 184, 133–144 | 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.09.010 |
20 | Iverson, AL; Marin, LE; Ennis, KK; Gonthier, DJ; Connor-Barrie, BT; Remfert, JL; Cardinale, BJ; Perfecto, I | 2014 | Do polycultures promote win-wins or trade-offs in agricultural ecosystem services? A meta-analysis | J. Appl. Ecol. 51, 1593–1602 | 10.1111/1365-2664.12334 |
21 | Pelzer, E; Hombert, N; Jeuffroy, MH; Makowski, D | 2014 | Meta-analysis of the effect of nitrogen fertilization on annual cereal-legume intercrop production | Agron. J. 106, 1775–1786 | 10.2134/agronj13.0590 |
22 | Slattery, RA; Ainsworth, EA; Ort, DR | 2013 | A meta-analysis of responses of canopy photosynthetic conversion efficiency to environmental factors reveals major causes of yield gap | J. Exp. Bot. 12, 3723–3733 | 10.1093/jxb/ert207 |
23 | Huang, C; Sun, ZY; Wang, HG; Luo, Y; Ma, ZH | 2012 | Effects of wheat cultivar mixtures on stripe rust: A meta-analysis on field trials | Crop Prot. 33, 52-58 | 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.11.020 |
24 | Letourneau, DK; Armbrecht, I; Rivera, BS; Lerma, JM; Carmona, EJ; Daza, MC; Escobar, S; Galindo, V; Gutierrez, C; Lopez, SD; Mejia, JL; Rangel, AMA; Rangel, JH; Rivera, L; Saavedra, CA; Torres, AM; Trujillo, AR | 2011 | Does plant diversity benefit agroecosystems? A synthetic review | Ecol. Appl. 21, 9-21. | 10.1890/09-2026.1 |
25 | Kiaer, LP; Skovgaard, IM; Ostergard, H | 2009 | Grain yield increase in cereal variety mixtures: A meta-analysis of field trials | Field Crops Res. 114, 361–373 | 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.09.006 |
[1] Synthesis research papers include either meta-analysis or systematic reviews with quantitative results.
[2] Vandermeer, J. H. (1992). The ecology of intercropping. Cambridge University Press.
[3] Brooker, Rob W., et al. "Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology." New Phytologist 206.1 (2015): 107-117.
[4] Ditzler, Lenora, et al. "Current research on the ecosystem service potential of legume inclusive cropping systems in Europe. A review." Agronomy for Sustainable Development 41.2 (2021): 1-13.
[5] Cover crops are plants that are planted to cover (and protect) the soil rather than for being harvested.