Relay intercropping of legume cover crops in organic winter wheat: Effects on performance and resource availability

Field Crops Research

Volumn 145, Issue , 2013, Pages 78-87

  Amossé, Camille ^a   Jeuffroy, Marie Hélène ^b   David, Christophe ^a  

^a ISARA Lyon   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Grain protein content; Grain yield; Intercepted radiation; Intercropping; Nitrogen uptake; Organic farming; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; INTERCEPTION; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC FARMING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; WHEAT;

FRANCE;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO LUPULINA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84875606664     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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