Plant Species Interactions in the Rhizosphere Increase Maize N and P Acquisition and Maize Yields in Intercropping

Interspecific root interactions increase maize yields in intercropping with different companion crops

(2021) Ulrike Schwerdtner et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Evidence of considerable C and N transfer from peas to cereals via direct root contact but not via mycorrhiza

(2021) Anke Hupe et al.   Scientific Reports

Root traits with team benefits: understanding belowground interactions in intercropping systems

(2021) Z. Homulle et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Long-term increased grain yield and soil fertility from intercropping

(2021) Xiao-Fei Li et al.   Nature Sustainability

Phosphorus solubilization in the rhizosphere in two saprolites with contrasting phosphorus fractions

(2020) Marie Spohn et al.   GEODERMA

Intercropping legumes and cereals increases phosphorus use efficiency; a meta-analysis

(2020) Xiaoyan Tang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Tradeoffs among root morphology, exudation and mycorrhizal symbioses for phosphorus‐acquisition strategies of 16 crop species

(2019) Zhihui Wen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The relative contributions of pH, organic anions, and phosphatase to rhizosphere soil phosphorus mobilization and crop phosphorus uptake in maize/alfalfa polyculture

(2019) Baoru Sun et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Increased water retention in the rhizosphere allows for high phosphatase activity in drying soil

(2019) Maire Holz et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Stoichiometric controls of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling after long-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition in a mesic grassland in South Africa

(2019) Per-Marten Schleuss et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Yield advantage and nitrogen fate in an additive maize-soybean relay intercropping system

(2018) Ping Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Maize-grain legume intercropping for enhanced resource use efficiency and crop productivity in the Guinea savanna of northern Ghana

(2017) Michael Kermah et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Belowground nitrogen transfer from legumes to non-legumes under managed herbaceous cropping systems. A review

(2016) Malinda S. Thilakarathna et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Crop acquisition of phosphorus, iron and zinc from soil in cereal/legume intercropping systems: a critical review

(2016) Yanfang Xue et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Enhanced transfer of biologically fixed N from faba bean to intercropped wheat through mycorrhizal symbiosis

(2016) Sanâa Wahbi et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

PHOSPHORUS-MOBILIZATION STRATEGY BASED ON CARBOXYLATE EXUDATION IN LUPINS (LUPINUS, FABACEAE): A MECHANISM FACILITATING THE GROWTH AND PHOSPHORUS ACQUISITION OF NEIGHBOURING PLANTS UNDER PHOSPHORUS-LIMITED CONDITIONS

(2016) D. M. S. B. DISSANAYAKA et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE

A meta-analysis of relative crop yields in cereal/legume mixtures suggests options for management

(2016) Yang Yu et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Phosphorus resorption by young beech trees and soil phosphatase activity as dependent on phosphorus availability

(2016) Kerstin Hofmann et al.   OECOLOGIA

Biomass partitioning and rhizosphere responses of maize and faba bean to phosphorus deficiency

(2016) Haitao Liu et al.   Crop & Pasture Science

Shift from complementarity to facilitation on P uptake by intercropped wheat neighboring with faba bean when available soil P is depleted

(2016) Chunjie Li et al.   Scientific Reports

Ecological principles underlying the increase of productivity achieved by cereal-grain legume intercrops in organic farming. A review

(2015) Laurent Bedoussac et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Increased soil phosphorus availability induced by faba bean root exudation stimulates root growth and phosphorus uptake in neighbouring maize

(2015) Deshan Zhang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Interspecific facilitation of P acquisition in intercropping of maize with white lupin in two contrasting soils as influenced by different rates and forms of P supply

(2015) Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Samantha Dissanayaka et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Can differences in 15 N natural abundance be used to quantify the transfer of nitrogen from legumes to neighbouring non-legume plant species?

(2015) Mark B. Peoples et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobium facilitate nitrogen uptake and transfer in soybean/maize intercropping system

(2015) Lingbo Meng et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Barley–pea intercropping: Effects on land productivity, carbon and nitrogen transformations

(2014) Tejendra Chapagain et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Plant diversity and overyielding: insights from belowground facilitation of intercropping in agriculture

(2014) Long Li et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology

(2014) Rob W. Brooker et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Nitrogen and carbon transformations, water use efficiency and ecosystem productivity in monocultures and wheat-bean intercropping systems

(2014) Tejendra Chapagain et al.   NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS

Vertical gradients of potential enzyme activities in soil profiles of European beech, Norway spruce and Scots pine dominated forest sites

(2014) Nadine Herold et al.   PEDOBIOLOGIA

The intercropping cowpea-maize improves soil phosphorus availability and maize yields in an alkaline soil

(2014) M. Latati et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Distribution of microbial- and root-derived phosphatase activities in the rhizosphere depending on P availability and C allocation – Coupling soil zymography with 14C imaging

(2013) Marie Spohn et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Microbial gross organic phosphorus mineralization can be stimulated by root exudates – A 33P isotopic dilution study

(2013) Marie Spohn et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant Preference for Ammonium versus Nitrate: A Neglected Determinant of Ecosystem Functioning?

(2012) S. Boudsocq et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) intercropped with oil crops – a strategy to enhance rooting density and to optimize nitrogen use and grain production?

(2012) Daniela Schröder et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

A brief history of phosphorus: From the philosopher’s stone to nutrient recovery and reuse

(2011) K. Ashley et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

A broken biogeochemical cycle

(2011) James Elser et al.   NATURE

Plant and microbial strategies to improve the phosphorus efficiency of agriculture

(2011) Alan E. Richardson et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

P for Two, Sharing a Scarce Resource: Soil Phosphorus Acquisition in the Rhizosphere of Intercropped Species

(2011) P. Hinsinger et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Agronomic phosphorus imbalances across the world's croplands

(2011) G. K. MacDonald et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Optimization of hydrolytic and oxidative enzyme methods for ecosystem studies

(2011) Donovan P. German et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

A mechanistic model for understanding root-induced chemical changes controlling phosphorus availability

(2010) Nicolas Devau et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Nitrogen in Agriculture: Balancing the Cost of an Essential Resource

(2009) G. Philip Robertson et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Phosphorus uptake and rhizosphere properties of intercropped and monocropped maize, faba bean, and white lupin in acidic soil

(2009) Haigang Li et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Pea–barley intercropping for efficient symbiotic N2-fixation, soil N acquisition and use of other nutrients in European organic cropping systems

(2009) H. Hauggaard-Nielsen et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Use of 15N stable isotope to quantify nitrogen transfer between mycorrhizal plants

(2009) X. He et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

The efficiency of a durum wheat-winter pea intercrop to improve yield and wheat grain protein concentration depends on N availability during early growth

(2009) Laurent Bedoussac et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Rhizosphere acidification of faba bean, soybean and maize

(2009) L.L. Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT