A Modeling Approach to Simulate Effects of Intercropping and Interspecific Competition in Arable Crops

Heike Knörzer, Simone Graeff-Hönninger, Bettina U. Müller, Hans-Peter Piepho and Wilhelm Claupein
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Heike Knörzer: Universität Hohenheim, Germany
Simone Graeff-Hönninger: Universität Hohenheim, Germany
Bettina U. Müller: Universität Hohenheim, Germany
Hans-Peter Piepho: Universität Hohenheim, Germany
Wilhelm Claupein: Universität Hohenheim, Germany

International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC), 2010, vol. 1, issue 4, 44-65

Abstract: Interspecific competition between species influences their individual growth and performance. Neighborhood effects become especially important in intercropping systems, and modeling approaches could be a useful tool to simulate plant growth under different environmental conditions to help identify appropriate combinations of different crops while managing competition. This study gives an overview of different competition models and their underlying modeling approaches. To model intercropping in terms of neighbouring effects in the context of field boundary cultivation, a new model approach was developed and integrated into the DSSAT model. The results indicate the possibility of simulating general competition and beneficial effects due to different incoming solar radiation and soil temperature in a winter wheat/maize intercropping system. Considering more than the competition factors is important, that is, sunlight, due to changed solar radiation alone not explaining yield differences in all cases. For example, intercropped maize could compensate low radiation due to its high radiation use efficiency. Wheat benefited from the increased solar radiation, but even more from the increased soil temperature.

Date: 2010
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