Intercropping can significantly increase yields in agriculture while reducing the use of fertilisers
Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 10:01
in Earth & Climate
Intercropping, or the simultaneous cultivation of multiple crops on a single plot of land, can significantly increase the yield, not only of low input agriculture, but also of intensive agriculture, and reduce the use of fertilizers. Scientists of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) reached this conclusion in collaboration with colleagues from China. They published their results in Nature Plants.