Temporal dynamics of nutrient uptake by neighbouring plant species: evidence from intercropping

Functional Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 469-479

  Zhang, Wei Ping ^a   Liu, Guang Cai ^a,d   Sun, Jian Hao ^b   Fornara, Dario ^c   Zhang, Li Zhen ^a   Zhang, Fang Fang ^a   Li, Long ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences   (China)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d Gansu Agro Technique Extension Ctr   (China)

Author keywords

biodiversity; competition; facilitation; growth dynamics; productivity; species coexistence; temporal niche complementarity; yield advantage

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; COMPLEMENTARITY; CROP YIELD; FACILITATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; INTERCROPPING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MAIZE; MONOCULTURE; MULCHING; NICHE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WHEAT;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84988838317     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12732     Document Type: Article

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