Alfalfa and silage maize intercropping provides comparable productivity and profitability with lower environmental impacts than wheat–maize system in the North China plain

Ruixuan Xu, Haiming Zhao, Guibo Liu, Yuan Li, Shoujiao Li, Yingjun Zhang, Nan Liu and Lei Ma

Agricultural Systems, 2022, vol. 195, issue C

Abstract: The sustainability of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) − summer maize (Zea mays L.) rotation (W − M), which is commonly practiced in the North China Plain (NCP), is threatened by severe groundwater deficits and environmental pollution due to excessive nitrogen (N) applications.

Keywords: Intercropping; Monocropping; Alfalfa; Silage maize; Winter wheat–summer maize rotation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103305

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