Moderation of nitrogen input and integration of legumes via intercropping enable sustainable intensification of wheat-maize double cropping in the North China Plain: A four-year rotation study

Haiyong Xia, Yuetong Qiao, Xiaojing Li, Yanhui Xue, Na Wang, Wei Yan, Yanfang Xue, Zhenling Cui and Wopke van der Werf

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 204, issue C

Abstract: Wheat-maize (W-M) double cropping is the dominant land use system in the North China Plain (NCP). This system has high grain output but suffers from high fertilizer input and nitrogen (N) surplus. Meanwhile, the market demands more protein and oil crops, such as soybean or peanut.

Keywords: Simultaneous intercropping; Land equivalent ratio; Gross margin; Temporal stability; Sustainability and resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103540

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