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Agronomy for Sustainable Development· 2020Q1

Intercropping of grain legumes and cereals improves the use of soil N resources and reduces the requirement for synthetic fertilizer N: A global-scale analysis

Erik Steen Jensen, Georg Carlsson, Henrik Hauggaard‐Nielsen

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Intercropping grain legumes with cereals globally can reduce the need for synthetic nitrogen fertilizer by an estimated 26%. This is achieved by cereals taking a larger share of soil nitrogen, allowing legumes to fix more atmospheric nitrogen.

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Field: Agronomy and Crop Science

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