Inter- and intra-species intercropping of barley cultivars and legume species, as affected by soil phosphorus availability.
Tegan DarchCourtney D GilesMartin S A BlackwellTimothy S GeorgeLawrie K BrownDaniel Menezes-BlackburnCharles A ShandMarc I StutterDavid G LumsdonMalika M MezeliRenate WendlerHao ZhangCatherine WearingPatricia CooperPhilip M HaygarthPublished in: Plant and soil (2017)
Barley-legume intercropping shows promise for sustainable production systems, especially at low soil P. Gains in biomass and P uptake come from inter- rather than intra-species intercropping, indicating that plant diversity resulted in decreased competition between plants for P.