Land productivity and water use efficiency of maize-soybean strip intercropping systems in semi-arid areas: A case study in Punjab Province, Pakistan

Raza, Muhammad Ali; Gül, Hina; Wang, Jun; Yasin, Hassan Shehryar; Qin, Ruijun; Khalid, Muhammad Hayder Bin; Naeem, Muhammd; Ling, Feng; Iqbal, Nasır; Gitari, Harun I.; Ahmad, Shakeel; Battaglia, Martín Leonardo; Ansar, Muhammad; Yang, Feng; Yang, Wenyu

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127282

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“…Under intercropping, crops can achieve a more effective complementarity in the use of environmental resources such as land (Gitari et al, 2020; Maitra et al, 2020; Mead & Willey, 1980), nutrients (Gao et al, 2014; Mei et al, 2012), water (Meixiu et al, 2020; Ren et al, 2016; Rezig et al, 2013; Wang et al, 2015, 2020), and light (Raza et al, 2019; Wang et al, 2015), especially when there is a temporal and spatial exploration of these resources (Brooker et al, 2014; Dong et al, 2018; Duchene et al, 2017; Glaze‐Corcoran et al, 2020; Nyawade et al, 2020; Raza et al, 2021; Rigal et al, 2020; Rigal et al, 2020). Although several studies have found a reduction in coffee yield when grown under intercropping with trees (Araújo et al, 2016; Rigal, Xu, Hu, et al, 2020; Rigal, Xu, & Vaast, 2020; Snoeck et al, 2013; Steiman et al, 2011), recent research has demonstrated that depending on the companion tree species used and their spatial arrangement, intercropping of the Arabica coffee can be quite efficient (Perdoná & Soratto, 2015b, 2016, 2020; Rigal, Xu, Hu, et al, 2020).…”

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Turning biennial into biannual harvest: Long‐term assessment of Arabica coffee–macadamia intercropping and irrigation synergism by biological and economic indices

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Food and Energy Security

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Intercropping that involves coffee (Coffee arabica L.) and macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche) can achieve the complementarity between component crops aiming at better use of natural resources, hence resulting in optimum crop production. However, there is no detailed information in the scientific literature about the biological and economic efficiency of coffee–macadamia intercropping. In this work, we evaluated the productivity and economic performance of Arabica coffee–macadamia intercropping under rainfed and irrigated conditions for 13 years (2006–2018) in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. In addition, some biological, economic, and competition indices were used to understand the complementarity of companion crops under the intercropping system. Irrigation significantly increased coffee (21%–40%) and macadamia (33%–44%) yields. Despite the greater values of aggressivity and dominance indices of macadamia over coffee crop have been calculated in the rainfed regime, intercropping with macadamia reduced more strongly coffee yield under irrigation. The higher values of land equivalent ratio (LER), land equivalent coefficient (LEC), percentage yield difference (PYD), income equivalent ratio (IER), and relative net return index (RNRI) indicated relatively higher benefits of intercropping under rainfed regime than under irrigation. The intercropping systems were more productive than monocrops, reaching 215% more yield, 3.2‐fold more gross income under rainfed conditions. The synergy of the combined use of irrigation and intercropping technologies decreased the payback period and the highest values of coffee equivalent yield (CEY) and monetary advantage index (MAI) under irrigation indicated a cumulative effect on the profitability. Here, for the first time, we demonstrated the complementarity between Arabica coffee and macadamia under the intercropping system, at least up to 13 years after planting of the crops, and suggest that it may be a viable option to optimize the use of resources, food production, and ecosystem services, making agricultural profitability more sustainable and stable.

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Turning biennial into biannual harvest: Long‐term assessment of Arabica coffee–macadamia intercropping and irrigation synergism by biological and economic indices

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“…Legumes are widely employed in intercropping and mixed cropping systems, such as intercropping with grass to expand harvest and are proposed as not only for first-class feed sources but for yield advantages [3][4][5]. Among the 100 combinations in integrated cropping, 70% of cultivars are leguminous species utilized in China's intercropping method [6].…”

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Optimization of Alfalfa-Based Mixed Cropping with Winter Wheat and Ryegrass in Terms of Forage Yield and Quality Traits

Dong

Zhang

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Forage has a significant association with animal nutrition because it is an essential part of milk and meat production in the livestock industry. Thus, for the production of high-quality forage, cereal–legume mixed cropping is an efficient method for meat and milk production in the livestock sector. In a two-year experiment between 2020 and 2021, the forage yield, nutritional compositions, amino acid profile, and forage quality were evaluated in the mixed cropping of winter wheat and ryegrass with alfalfa. In this study, a split-plot design with a randomized block design was employed with three sampling replicates. Cultivars were harvested at three maturity stages, namely, flowering, milk, and soft dough, depending on the wheat growth stage. The experimental results show that wheat 2 (Baomai 9)–alfalfa and ryegrass–alfalfa mixed cropping produced higher fresh biomass output than mono-cropping of wheat and ryegrass harvested at the flowering stage. Furthermore, the dry matter (DM) percentage range increased from 20.18% to 36.39%. By contrast, crude protein, crude fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and acid detergent fiber were higher at the flowering stage than at other harvesting stages with DM values of 14.28%, 34.12%, 55.06%, and 32.55%, respectively. Ryegrass–alfalfa mixing yielded higher values of mineral compositions, and T5 (Baomai 9–alfalfa) generally achieved more extraordinary amino acid compositions. The results demonstrate that wheat and ryegrass with alfalfa mixed cropping, and harvesting at the flowering period produces high-quality forage. Additionally, mixed cropping with alfalfa remarkably affected forage quality parameters, while mixed cropping of wheat cultivar 2 (Baomai 9) and alfalfa obtained the highest dry matter intake, digestible dry matter, relative feed value, total digestible nutrient, relative forage quality, and quality index values of 2.56, 68.54, 136.49, 60.50, 127.41, and 1.69, respectively. Thus, the mixed-cropping of wheat and ryegrass with alfalfa forage is recommended for its maximized quality forage production and nutritional values in livestock feedstuff.

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“…To match the rising dietary needs of China in the 21st century, total grain production must rise to at least 7 × 10 5 t per year ( Zhu et al, 2010 ). Assuming that total global arable productive land used for rice production remains unchanged ( Faridvand et al, 2021 ; Raza et al, 2021 ; Rezaei-Chiyaneh et al, 2021a , b ), intensification of rice yields must be achieved to ensure food security. Such intensification must occur in sustainable, profitable, and socially-acceptable ways, without degrading natural resources, causing excessive nutrient losses or eutrophication, loss of biodiversity, or increasing greenhouse gas emissions ( Alcock et al, 2015 ; Liu et al, 2020a ; Harrison et al, 2021 ).…”

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Integrated Crop Management Practices Improve Grain Yield and Resource Use Efficiency of Super Hybrid Rice

Deng

Harrison

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Front. Plant Sci.

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Super hybrid rice genotypes have transformed the rate of genetic yield gain primarily due to intersubspecific heterosis, although the physiological basis underpinning this yield transformation has not been well quantified. We assessed the radiation use efficiency (RUE) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of novel hybrid rice genotypes under four management practices representative of rice cropping systems in China. Y-liangyou 900 (YLY900), a new super hybrid rice widely adopted in China, was examined in field experiments conducted in Jingzhou and Suizhou, Hubei Province, China, from 2017 to 2020. Four management practices were conducted: nil fertilizer (CK), conventional farmer practice (FP), optimized cultivation with reduced nitrogen (OPT–N), and optimized cultivation with increased nitrogen (OPT+N). Yield differences across the treatment regimens were significant (p < 0.05). Grain yield of OPT+N in Jingzhou and Suizhou were 11 and 12 t ha–1, which was 14 and 27% greater than yields obtained under OPT–N and FP, respectively. Relative to OPT–N and FP, OPT+N had greater panicle numbers (9 and 18%), spikelets per panicle (7 and 12%), spikelets per unit area (17 and 32%), and total dry weight (9 and 19%). The average RUE of OPT+N was 2.7 g MJ–1, which was 5 and 9% greater than that of OPT–N and FP, respectively, due to higher intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (IPAR). The agronomic efficiency of applied N (AEN) of OPT+N was 17 kg grain kg–1 N, which was 9 and 68% higher than that of OPT–N and FP. These results show that close correlations exist between yield and both the panicles number (R2 = 0.91) and spikelets per panicle (R2 = 0.83) in OPT+N. We conclude that grain yields of OPT+N were associated with greater IPAR, RUE, and total dry matter. We suggest that integrated cropping systems management practices are conducive to higher grain yield and resource use efficiency through expansion of sink potential in super hybrid rice production.

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Land productivity and water use efficiency of maize-soybean strip intercropping systems in semi-arid areas: A case study in Punjab Province, Pakistan

Cited by 76 publications

References 44 publications

Turning biennial into biannual harvest: Long‐term assessment of Arabica coffee–macadamia intercropping and irrigation synergism by biological and economic indices

Turning biennial into biannual harvest: Long‐term assessment of Arabica coffee–macadamia intercropping and irrigation synergism by biological and economic indices

Optimization of Alfalfa-Based Mixed Cropping with Winter Wheat and Ryegrass in Terms of Forage Yield and Quality Traits

Integrated Crop Management Practices Improve Grain Yield and Resource Use Efficiency of Super Hybrid Rice

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