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Diversificar los sistemas agrícolas europeos mediante el cultivo intercalado de leguminosas y cereales.

Jensen, Erik S. ; Chongtham, Iman R. ; Dhamala, Nawa R. ; Rodriguez, Carolina LU orcid ; Carton, Nicolas and Carlsson, Georg (2020) In International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources 47(3). p.174-186
Abstract

Cropping system diversification is a key factor in developing more sustainable cropping and food systems. The agroecological practice of intercropping, meaning the simultaneous cultivation of two or more species in the same field, has recently gained renewed interest as a means of ecological intensification in European agricultural research. We discuss some recent research developments regarding 1) intercropping for ecological intensification in agroecological and conventional cropping systems, 2) studies on nitrogen resource use by cereal-grain legume intercropping cultivation, 3) the role of intercropping in the management of biotic stressors, especially weeds, and 4) intercropping as a means of creating cropping systems that are more... (More)

Cropping system diversification is a key factor in developing more sustainable cropping and food systems. The agroecological practice of intercropping, meaning the simultaneous cultivation of two or more species in the same field, has recently gained renewed interest as a means of ecological intensification in European agricultural research. We discuss some recent research developments regarding 1) intercropping for ecological intensification in agroecological and conventional cropping systems, 2) studies on nitrogen resource use by cereal-grain legume intercropping cultivation, 3) the role of intercropping in the management of biotic stressors, especially weeds, and 4) intercropping as a means of creating cropping systems that are more resilient to the abiotic and biotic stress associated with climate change. Finally, we propose methods for the greater adoption of intercropping in European agriculture by unlocking farming systems from upstream and downstream barriers, with the aim of developing more sustainable agricultural and food systems.

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Agroecology, ecological intensification, food security, mixed cropping, multi-actor approach, nitrogen use, sustainability
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International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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47
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3
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13 pages
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Agronomia e Ingenieria Forestal
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2452-5731
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10.7764/ijanr.v47i3.2241
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Spanish
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Funding Information: This manuscript summarises the authors’ intended contribution at the Workshop on Challenges for Agroecology Development for the Building of Sustainable Agri-Food Systems (CRP), which was due to take place at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, on 11–13 November 2019, and which was sponsored by the OECD Co-operative Research Programme: Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Although due to the circumstances the workshop did not take place as a physical meeting and contributions intended to be supported by the OECD CRP are published in this Thematic Issue. Funding Information: Part of this study was made possible by the Swedish Infrastructure for Ecosystem Science (SITES) Lönnstorp field research station in SLU Alnarp. The authors acknowledge funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Program for Research and Innovation under grant agreement n° 727217 (ReMIX: Redesigning European cropping systems based on species MIXtures). We thank the OECD Cooperative Research Programme for funding Erik Steen Jensen´s participation in the following workshop: Challenges for Agroecology Development for the Building of Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Santiago, Chile, November 2019. Publisher Copyright: © 2020, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Agronomia e Ingenieria Forestal. All rights reserved.
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  author       = {{Jensen, Erik S. and Chongtham, Iman R. and Dhamala, Nawa R. and Rodriguez, Carolina and Carton, Nicolas and Carlsson, Georg}},
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  series       = {{International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources}},
  title        = {{Diversificar los sistemas agrícolas europeos mediante el cultivo intercalado de leguminosas y cereales.}},
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