Forage Legume Intercropping in Temperate Regions: Models and Ideotypes

Mikic, Aleksandar; Ćupina, Branko; Mihailović, Vojislav; Krstić, Đorđe; Đorđević, Vuk; Perić, Vesna; Srebrić, Mirjana; Antanasovic, S.; Marjanović-Jeromela, Ana; Kobiljski, Borislav

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5449-2_7

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“…The most common goal of intercropping is to increase yield per unit of land, and make use of resources that would otherwise not be utilized by a single crop (Baidoo, Mochiah, and Apusiga 2012). Intercropping has many benefits, such as improved utilization of soil resources (water and nutrients) and improved tolerance to abiotic (low temperature and drought) and biotic stresses (pests and diseases) (Mikić et al 2012). Mixed-cropping or intercropping of plant species and cultivars is a common cultural practice in many countries and among its potential advantages are effects on the population dynamics of pests, which may minimize crop damage (Perrin and Phillips 1978).…”

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Forage Production and Population of Alfalfa Weevil(Hypera Postica)in Intercropping of Alfalfa and Sainfoin

Dizaj

Mazaheri

Mohammadzadeh

et al. 2015

Journal of Crop Improvement

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Diversification of varieties or species within the same field can result in reduced pest population and increased yields. To study the forage production and alfalfa weevil ( Hypera postica) population in alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) and sainfoin ( Onobrychis sativa) intercropping, a field experiment was carried out as a split-plot in time across 2 years (2010-12) with three replications. Treatments were: sole-cropping of alfalfa, sole-cropping of sainfoin, 50% alfalfa + 50% sainfoin as one row alternates, 50% alfalfa + 50% sainfoin as two row alternates, 75% alfalfa + 25% sainfoin, 25% alfalfa + 75% sainfoin, 10% sainfoin + 100% alfalfa, 20% sainfoin + 100% alfalfa, and 30% sainfoin + 100% alfalfa. Because of delayed emergence and growth of alfalfa in the first year, alfalfa weevil populations were monitored in the second year only. Sampling period was from April 9 to May 12, 2011. Five sampling dates were used. The results revealed that with increased ratio of alfalfa in mixed treatments, population of alfalfa weevil followed an increasing trend. In all treatment, pest population during the season showed a decreasing trend and reached zero level at the last sampling date. The highest value of 2 H. Majidi Dizaj et al. dry yield was observed in 30%sainfoin+100%alfalfa and the lowest value was obtained in sole-cropping of sainfoin and alfalfa. In both years, the highest values of land equivalent ratio were related to 30%sainfoin+100%alfalfa treatment. We concluded that less competition between alfalfa and sainfoin caused a reduction in alfalfa yield losses from alfalfa weevil and higher plant populations in30%sainfoin+100%alfalfa compared to other combinations, increased forage production.

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Forage Production and Population of Alfalfa Weevil(Hypera Postica)in Intercropping of Alfalfa and Sainfoin

Dizaj

Mazaheri

Mohammadzadeh

et al. 2015

Journal of Crop Improvement

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“…On the other hand, a two-legume mixture had a better impact on both, yield and the pea growth. Intercropping one legume species with another is less studied than all other models of intercropping, especially the intercrops of annual legumes with cereals or perennial legumes with grasses (Mikić et al, 2012). However, our results showed the importance and possibilities of growing two legumes in the same field.…”

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“…According to Fernández-Aparicio et al (2011), fenugreek has the ability to suppress weeds, which probably contributed to the efficiency of the intercrop. Semi-leafless pea is not prone to lodging and improves standing ability in the intercrop with normalleafed pea, whereas normal-leafed pea contributes to the intercrop by better weed control (Mikić et al, 2012). This positive mutual interaction of two types of field pea makes them valuable companions in the intercropping system, which was proven by the achieved yield and land equivalent ratio value.…”

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“…This can come from the fact that the number of pods and seeds per plant in many legumes has the strongest relationship with seed yield (French, 1990). According to Mikić et al (2012), good performance achieved in the mixtures could be the result of improved standing ability of normal-leafed pea grown with wheat, faba bean and semi-leafless pea, where normal-leafed pea has available space within the stand and contributes to better utilisation of sunlight, and at the same time reduces weed growth. Also, pod and seed number was more important in explaining yield differences than a thousand seed weight, which did not vary significantly between the treatments.…”

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Intercropping of field pea with annual legumes for increasing grain yield production

Živanov

Savić

Katanski

et al. 2018

Zemdirbyste-Agriculture

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In temperate regions, normal-leafed field pea still represents an important crop for grain and animal consumption, even though there is increasing interest in afila type cultivars because of their better standing ability. The effect of dual legume intercropping on grain yield of normal-leafed pea was studied during 2015 and 2016 in order to reduce lodging, to improve grain yield stability and to analyse the competitiveness of field pea with annual legumes and wheat. The research involved six species grown as sole crops: normal-leafed pea (Pisum sativum L. (Partim)), semi-leafless pea (Pisum sativum L. (Partim), faba bean (Vicia faba L. (Partim)), white lupin (Lupinus albus L.), fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) and wheat as a control (Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori et Paol) and intercrop mixtures of normal-leafed pea with other five species. Grain yield (t ha-1), yield components, land equivalent ratio, relative crowding coefficient and aggressivity value for grain yield were monitored. The highest grain yield of normal-leafed pea (2.87 t ha-1) was obtained from the mixture with semi-leafless pea in 2015 and from the mixture of wheat + normal-leafed pea (5.26 t ha-1) in 2016. The lowest number of pods and seeds per plant was formed by normal-leafed pea as a sole crop in 2015 (5.2 and 19.2, respectively). The obtained results showed that a thousand seed weight differed between treatments; however, the differences were not significant. The highest land equivalent ratio (1.40), relative crowding coefficient (4.44) and the positive value of aggressivity (0.19) were observed in the mixture of fenugreek + normal-leafed pea. The results demonstrated that semi-leafless + normalleafed pea and fenugreek + normal-leafed pea are the most beneficial mixtures for grain production, while faba bean was a less suitable component for intercropping with normal-leafed pea.

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“…The soil protection is very important for sustainable biodiversity (VELIČKOVIĆ et al, 2016). Growing forage crops in mixtures leads to better utilization of production areas, improves soil fertility, produces more stable yields of crops that are more adaptable to the conditions of low temperatures and drought (MIKIĆ et al, 2012).…”

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Variation of spike index of cereal and index of pea pods in monocrops and intercrops system of cultivation

Grčak¹,

Grčak

Jevtić

et al. 2019

Genetika

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78.8%) was higher than in monocrops of rye (77.0%). Harvest index of pod variate in ratio 50.3% (pea solo) and 69.5% (in intercrops pea + rye). The values of pod weight and seed weight pod -1 was different and higher in intercrops than in monocrops system of cultivation. Harvest pod index of peas was significantly higher in mixture with each small grains species genotypes than in pea's monocrops. On the base of result we can conclude that intercropping cereals + peas, have positive effect on spike and pod characteristics which values were higher in intercrops than in monocrops.

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Forage Legume Intercropping in Temperate Regions: Models and Ideotypes

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References 31 publications

Forage Production and Population of Alfalfa Weevil(Hypera Postica)in Intercropping of Alfalfa and Sainfoin

Forage Production and Population of Alfalfa Weevil(Hypera Postica)in Intercropping of Alfalfa and Sainfoin

Intercropping of field pea with annual legumes for increasing grain yield production

Variation of spike index of cereal and index of pea pods in monocrops and intercrops system of cultivation

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