Yield advantage and carbon footprint of oat/sunflower relay strip intercropping depending on nitrogen fertilization

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  • Xin Qian
  • Jie Zhou
  • Bolun Luo
  • Hongcui Dai
  • Yuegao Hu
  • Changzhong Ren
  • Leanne Peixoto
  • Laichun Guo
  • Chunlong Wang
  • Kazem Zamanian
  • Baoping Zhao
  • Huadong Zang
  • Zhaohai Zeng

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  • Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • China Agricultural University
  • Baicheng Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Aarhus University
  • Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
  • National Engineering Laboratory for Wheat and Maize
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)581-594
Number of pages14
JournalPlant and soil
Volume481
Issue number1-2
Early online date18 Aug 2022
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022

Abstract

Purpose: Increasing crop yield to ensure global food security while decreasing carbon footprint (CF) is a challenge for sustainable agriculture. Although intercropping is suggested as a potential pathway in this regard, the balance between yield advantage and CF is unclear, especially under different nitrogen (N) application rates. Methods: A two-year field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of oat/sunflower intercropping and N application rates (0, 50, 100, and 150 kg ha−1) on yield advantages, N uptake, and CF. Results: The overall land equivalent ratio of oat/sunflower intercropping decreased from 1.33 to 1.07 with increasing N fertilization, which implies the potential N reduction to maintain crop yield. Without fertilization, the yield advantage of intercropping was 28–32% and 18–47% higher for oat and sunflower, respectively compared with corresponding monocultures. However, this yield advantage decreased with increasing fertilization, especially for oat. The border rows contributed more than one-third of the yield for intercropped oat without N fertilization, but their contribution decreased with increasing N fertilization. However, the contribution of border rows to intercropped sunflower yield was independent of N fertilization and remained around 69–75%. Overall, oat/sunflower relay strip intercropping maximizes the productivity by border row effects due to reduced N fertilization demand. Furthermore, intercropping decreased the CF relative to monoculture, especially without N fertilization. Conclusion: Intercropping can act as a win–win strategy for sustainable agriculture in Northwest China with higher productivity and lower carbon footprint.

Keywords

    Border row effect, Carbon footprint, N fertilization, Strip intercropping, Yield

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Sustainable Development Goals

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Yield advantage and carbon footprint of oat/sunflower relay strip intercropping depending on nitrogen fertilization. / Qian, Xin; Zhou, Jie; Luo, Bolun et al.
In: Plant and soil, Vol. 481, No. 1-2, 12.2022, p. 581-594.

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Qian, X, Zhou, J, Luo, B, Dai, H, Hu, Y, Ren, C, Peixoto, L, Guo, L, Wang, C, Zamanian, K, Zhao, B, Zang, H & Zeng, Z 2022, 'Yield advantage and carbon footprint of oat/sunflower relay strip intercropping depending on nitrogen fertilization', Plant and soil, vol. 481, no. 1-2, pp. 581-594. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05661-5
Qian, X., Zhou, J., Luo, B., Dai, H., Hu, Y., Ren, C., Peixoto, L., Guo, L., Wang, C., Zamanian, K., Zhao, B., Zang, H., & Zeng, Z. (2022). Yield advantage and carbon footprint of oat/sunflower relay strip intercropping depending on nitrogen fertilization. Plant and soil, 481(1-2), 581-594. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05661-5
Qian X, Zhou J, Luo B, Dai H, Hu Y, Ren C et al. Yield advantage and carbon footprint of oat/sunflower relay strip intercropping depending on nitrogen fertilization. Plant and soil. 2022 Dec;481(1-2):581-594. Epub 2022 Aug 18. doi: 10.1007/s11104-022-05661-5
Qian, Xin ; Zhou, Jie ; Luo, Bolun et al. / Yield advantage and carbon footprint of oat/sunflower relay strip intercropping depending on nitrogen fertilization. In: Plant and soil. 2022 ; Vol. 481, No. 1-2. pp. 581-594.
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