Legume–barley intercropping stimulates soil N supply and crop yield in the succeeding durum wheat in a rotation under rainfed conditions

Scalise, Antonella; Tortorella, D.; Pristeri, A.; Petrovičovà, Beatrix; Gelsomino, Antonio; Lindström, Kristina; Monti, Michele

doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.07.003

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“…The lower microbial biomass may relate to the smaller return of residues from the grain legume compared to other crops in rotation. Scalise et al (2015) observed shifts in bacterial community structure during legume-barley intercropping in southern Italy. The stimulated microbiota increased N cycling, leading to an increase in N release for the succeeding durum wheat crop, reducing the requirement for mineral N fertilizer.…”

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“…Research comparing the impact of grain legumes with cereals on soil bacterial communities suggests that soil type, environment (Scalise et al, 2015) and management (Tautges et al, 2016) may have more impact than crop type. A meta-analysis showed a clear effect of crop diversity on both microbial richness and diversity, but there was no consistent effect of legumes on either of these parameters (Venter et al, 2016).…”

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Grain Legume Production and Use in European Agricultural Systems

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There is a great demand for high-protein materials for livestock feed in Europe and European agriculture has a deficit of about 70% high protein materials of which 87% is met by imported soybean and soy meal. This reflects the fact that grain legumes are currently under represented in European agriculture and produced on only 1.5 % of the arable land in Europe compared with 14.5% on a worldwide basis. Several grain legumes have the potential to replace at least some of the soya currently used in the diets of monogastric animals, ruminants and fish. There are also opportunities for greater use of legumes in new foods. Here we review the contribution of ecosystem services by grain legumes in European agriculture starting with provisioning services in terms of food and feed and moving on to the contribution they make to both regulating and supporting services which are in part due to the diversity which these crops bring to cropping systems. We explore the need to understand grain legume production on the time scale of a rotation rather than a cropping season in order to value and manage the agronomic challenges of weed, pests and diseases alongside the maintenance or improvement of soil structure, soil organic matter and nutrient cycling. A review of policy interventions to support grain legumes reveals that until very recently these have failed to make a difference in Europe. We contrast the European picture with the interventions that have allowed the development of grain legume production in both Canada and Australia. Whether farmers choose to grow more legumes will depend on market opportunities, the development of supply chains and policy support as well as technical improvements of grain legume production such as breeding of new varieties and management development to improve yield stability. However, to really increase the production of grain legumes in Europe the issues are far more wide reaching than agronomy or subsidy and require a fundamental rethinking of value chains to move grain legumes from being niche products to mainstream commodities.

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Section: Increases In Population Size and Diversity Of Decomposer Invmentioning

confidence: 99%

Grain Legume Production and Use in European Agricultural Systems

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“…For example, intercropping (with or without legumes), fertilizer management, crop rotations and reduced tillage practices can lead to lower external inputs, efficient crop nutrient use and yield improvements (Scalise et al 2015;Dahmardeh and Hodiani 2016;Jouzi et al 2017). Benefits for the soil can also be realized through improved biological and chemical characteristics (Oelbermann and Echarte 2011;Chapagain and Riseman 2014).…”

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Productivity and nutrient use efficiency with integrated fertilization of buckwheat–fenugreek intercrops

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Intercrops and organic fertilizers can improve the productivity of cropping systems due to increased soil nutrient availability and plant nutrient use efficiency. A 2-year field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of different intercropping ratios and fertilizer types on nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations and yields of fenugreek and buckwheat at the research farm of Shahrekord University, Iran. The

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“…The explanatory phenomena are partly related to N inputs, with different processes combined together such as the mineralization of organic N from above-and belowground legume residues, a better distribution of resources and better soil structure (Saad et al 2017a, b). In addition, healthy soil conditions for better root development are created, so limiting soil diseases due to the alternation of different plant families (Snapp et al 1998;Scalise et al 2015). It is important to note that the levels of organic matter in our soil were relatively high compared to an ultramafic or to an agricultural soil.…”

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Crop rotation associating a legume and the nickel hyperaccumulator Alyssum murale improves the structure and biofunctioning of an ultramafic soil

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Kobaissi

Machinet

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Nickel (Ni) agromining aims to phytoextract heavy metals using hyperaccumulators whilst at the same time rehabilitating ultramafic soils. After removing the bioavailable metal, ultramafic soils are improved in terms of their agronomic properties with the aim of future agricultural uses. The low fertility of ultramafic soils can be compensated by integrating legumes already used in traditional agro‐systems because of their importance in soil nitrogen enrichment. However, few studies have evaluated the potential profits of legumes on Ni agromining and their potential benefits on soil biological fertility. Here, we characterized the effect of a crop rotation with two plants, a legume (Vicia sativa) and a hyperaccumulator (Alyssum murale), on the phytoextraction efficiency and on soil structure and biofunctioning. A pot experiment was set up in controlled conditions to grow A. murale and four treatments were tested: rotation with V. sativa (Ro), fertilized mono‐culture (FMo), non‐fertilized mono‐culture (NFMo) and bare soil without plants (BS). No significant difference was found between the Ro and NFMo treatments for the dry biomass yield. However, the Ro treatment showed the highest Ni concentrations ([Ni]) in A. murale shoots compared to FMo and NFMo treatments. The Ro treatment plants had more than twice as many leaves [Ni] compared to FMo. Soil physico‐chemical analyses showed that the Ro treatment was better structured and showed the highest presence of bacterial micro‐aggregates, as well as less non‐aggregated particles. Legumes integration in Ni‐agromining systems could be a pioneering strategy to reduce chemical inputs and to improve soil biofunctioning and thus fertility.

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Legume–barley intercropping stimulates soil N supply and crop yield in the succeeding durum wheat in a rotation under rainfed conditions

Cited by 44 publications

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Grain Legume Production and Use in European Agricultural Systems

Grain Legume Production and Use in European Agricultural Systems

Productivity and nutrient use efficiency with integrated fertilization of buckwheat–fenugreek intercrops

Crop rotation associating a legume and the nickel hyperaccumulator Alyssum murale improves the structure and biofunctioning of an ultramafic soil

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