Intercropping, the simultaneous cultivation of multiple crops, is beneficial for maximizing resource use but poses challenges due to the shading of lower crops by higher ones. This shading, quantified ...

A McGill University study suggests that diversifying crops and replacing annual wheat with a perennial grain could help ...

Intercropping, a cornerstone of ecological intensification for sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation, has not fulfilled its potential to support global food-security promises under ...

Ross Evelsizer (left), natural resource projects director with Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development, and Mike Bretz (right), a regenerative farmer in Buchanan County, Iowa, stand in a ...

In agricultural lands, cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) co-contamination poses a significant threat to soil health and crop safety. This study evaluates the ryegrass-maize intercropping system as a ...

You may have heard of companion planting, such as planting marigolds next to your tomatoes to deter pests, but do you know about the benefits of intercropping? Intercropping is an ancient method that ...

Establishing a vegetable garden takes a lot of work. Whether you're thinking of putting in raised beds or tilling the soil for in-ground beds, a lot of decisions go into creating a thriving vegetable ...

GUYANA is exploring a range of management reforms, technical upgrades and intercropping initiatives aimed at revitalising the ...

I wrote about Intercropping – Companion planting that really works! in April and Intercropping Vegetables in Late Spring and Early Summer, aka Relay Planting in June. Now we have reached summer, many ...

Intercropping, whereby more than one crop is cultivated in a field at the same time, has proved beneficial in Africa and Asia. Now researchers are investigating its potential to improve sustainable ...