Relay-intercropping soybean with maize maintains soil fertility and increases nitrogen recovery efficiency by reducing nitrogen input

Optimized nitrogen (N) management can increase N-use efficiency in intercropping systems. Legume-nonlegume intercropping systems can reduce N input by exploiting biological N fixation by legumes. Measurement of N utilization can help in dissecting the mechanisms underlying N uptake and utilization i...

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Main Authors: Qing Du, Li Zhou, Ping Chen, Xiaoming Liu, Chun Song, Feng Yang, Xiaochun Wang, Weiguo Liu, Xin Sun, Junbo Du, Jiang Liu, Kai Shu, Wenyu Yang, Taiwen Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-02-01
Series:Crop Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514119301047