Maize‐based intercropping systems achieve higher productivity and profitability with lesser environmental footprint in a water‐scarce region of northwest China

Maize‐based intercropping systems achieve higher productivity and profitability with lesser environmental footprint in a water‐scarce region of northwest China

Abstract Global agriculture is facing multiple challenges to meet the food demands, optimize resource utilization, and mitigate the climate change. A field study, combined with the life cycle assessment (LCA), was conducted to select the effective and sustainable cropping systems in northwestern Chi...

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Main Authors: Tao Sun, Cai Zhao, Xiaomin Feng, Wen Yin, Zhiwen Gou, Rattan Lal, Aixing Deng, Qiang Chai, Zhenwei Song, Weijian Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:Food and Energy Security
Subjects:
carbon footprint
intercropping
net ecosystem economic budget
system productivity
water use efficiency
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.260

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https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.260

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