Does reduced intraspecific competition of the dominant species in intercrops allow for a higher population density?

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第一作者： Wang, Qi

作者： Wang, Qi;Wang, Qi;Zhang, Yue;Wang, Ruonan;Zhang, Lizhen;Wang, Qi;Evers, Jochem B.;Stomph, Tjeerd-Jan;van Der Werf, Wopke;Bai, Wei;Sun, Zhanxiang;Feng, Chen;Zhang, Dongsheng

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关键词： density; intraspecific competition; land equivalent ratio; row configuration; yield

期刊名称：FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY （ 影响因子：4.109； 五年影响因子：8.33 ）

ISSN： 2048-3694

年卷期： 2021 年 10 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Dominant species in intercropping experience less resource competition compared with its monoculture. This reduced competition for resources may allow cultivating the dominant species at an increased density in intercropping to obtain greater yield. However, experimental results are inconclusive when the optimal within row density in the sole crop is not well established. Here, we conducted a two-year experiment to test the hypothesis that optimal within row plant density of dominant species in intercropping would be higher in the intercrop than in the sole crop. We tested three maize densities (3, 4.5, and 6 plants m(-1)) in both sole maize and two replacement designed intercrops. The row configurations of two intercrops are two rows maize intercropped with four rows peanut (M2P4) and four rows maize intercropped with four rows peanut (M4P4). Peanut was grown at the same plant density of 12 plants m(-1) row in both sole crop and intercrops. The results indicated that increasing maize density from the optimal density in monoculture is not worthy of promotion to improve yield in intercropping, which denied our hypothesis. The land equivalent ratios (LER) in the dry year (2017) were higher than the wet year (2016). Maize yields per unit area of the whole intercropping system were highest with densities of 4.5 and 6 plants m(-1) row, with no significant difference between these two densities. Maximum maize yields in sole cropping were obtained with maize densities of 6 plants m(-1) row. Intercropping provided higher yields at low and intermediate sole crop maize densities, but not at high sole crop maize density. Average land equivalent ratios at 3, 4.5, and 6 plants m(-1) of maize were 1.09, 1.04, and 0.95 in 2016, and 1.07, 1.10, and 1.02 in 2017. Our results suggest that intercropping performs better at conditions with less resources than adequate resources.

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