Effect of sowing proportion on above- and below-ground competition in maize–soybean intercrops

Abstract The relative contribution of above- and below-ground competition to crop yield under intercropping systems is critical to understanding the mechanisms of improved yield. Changes in the content of above- and below-ground biomass, leaf photosynthetic rate (Pn), leaf area index (LAI), chloroph...

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Main Authors: Yuanyuan Ren, Li Zhang, Minfei Yan, Yanjun Zhang, Yinglong Chen, Jairo A. Palta, Suiqi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95242-w