Relay intercropping can efficiently support weed management in cereal-based cropping systems when appropriate legume species are chosen

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Ecosystems services provided by legume are valuable only if productivity of cash crop is preserved (Den Hollander et_al 2007a) and for this reason, a successful intercropping system can only be achieved if legume competition with the main crop is minimized (Hiltbrunner et_al 2007). In Mediterranean cropping systems, cereal-legume relay intercropping involves broadcast sowing or direct drilling of the legume in late winter, before wheat steam elongation phase (BBCH GS 30), to avoid damage on the main crop during the seeding operation. Annual selfseeding legumes resulted more suitable for the low-input system where . . .

 



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