Intercropping Transplanted Pigeon Pea With Finger Millet: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Boost Yield While Reducing Fertilizer Input

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) and finger millet (Eleusine coracana) are staple food crops for millions of the rural population in Asia and Africa. We tested, in field trials over three consecutive seasons at two sites in India, an intercropping and biofertilization scheme to boost their yields under lo...

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Main Authors: Natarajan Mathimaran, Sekar Jegan, Matadadoddi Nanjundegowda Thimmegowda, Vaiyapuri Ramalingam Prabavathy, Perisamy Yuvaraj, Raju Kathiravan, Mohanur Natesan Sivakumar, Baiyapalli Narayanswamy Manjunatha, Nayakanahalli Chikkegowda Bhavitha, Ayyappa Sathish, Gurudevarahalli Chikkathamegowda Shashidhar, Davis Joseph Bagyaraj, Ettigi Gurubasappa Ashok, Devesh Singh, Ansgar Kahmen, Thomas Boller, Paul Mäder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00088/full