In recent years, in addition to mono-cropping systems, intercropping systems for diversification have developed quickly.
Phan Thi Thuy, Le Duc Niem, Thi Minh Hop Ho, Philippe Burny, Philippe Lebailly 2018, 'Economic Analysis of Perennial Crop Systems in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam', Sustainabilityhttp://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/1/81. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Garlic-carrot intercropping profitability was greater than that of garlic monoculture, mainly under frequent manual weeding.
S. Mueller, J.C. Durigan, C.L. Kreuz, D.A. Banzatto 2004, 'Épocas de consórcio de alho com cenoura em três sistemas de manejo de plantas daninhas,em Caçador-SC Garlic-carrot intercropping times under three weed management systemsin Caçador-SC', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582004000400004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study aimed to evaluate different popcorn and bean intercropping systems.
Antonio Luiz Viegas Neto, Rafael Heinz, Manoel Carlos Gonçalves, Allan Michel PereiraCorreia, Leandro Henrique de Souza Mota, Willian Dias Araújo 2012, 'Popcorn intercropped with bean under different plant arrangements', Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropicalhttps://www.revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/13720. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Increasing crop diversity through intercropping addresses the problem of increasing land utilization and crop productivity.
Chengyun Li, Xiahong He, Shusheng Zhu, Huiping Zhou, Yunyue Wang, Yan Li, Jing Yang,Jinxiang Fan, Jincheng Yang, Guibin Wang, Yunfu Long, Jiayou Xu, Yongsheng Tang, GaohuiZhao, Jianrong Yang, Lin Liu, Yan Sun, Yong Xie, Haining Wang, Youyong Zhu 2009, 'Crop diversity for yield increase.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2778130?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The nodulation of both varieties was not significantly varied in response to intercropping.
Mohammed Mouradi, Mohamed Farissi, Bouchra Makoudi, Abdelaziz Bouizgaren, Cherki Ghoulam 2018, 'Effect of faba bean (Vicia faba L.)–rhizobia symbiosis on barley's growth, phosphorusuptake and acid phosphatase activity in the intercropping system', Annals of Agrarian Sciencehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1512188717301689. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Yield and nutrient acquisition advantages are frequently found in intercropping systems.
Zhi-Gang Wang, Xin Jin, Xing-Guo Bao, Xiao-Fei Li, Jian-Hua Zhao, Jian-Hao Sun, PeterChristie, Long Li 2014, 'Intercropping Enhances Productivity and Maintains the Most Soil Fertility PropertiesRelative to Sole Cropping', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0113984. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Intercropping both herbs had a positive influence on the number of beneficial insects.
Jankowska Beata, Wojciechowicz-Żytko Elżbieta 2016, 'Effect of intercropping carrot (Daucus carota L.) with two aromatic plants, coriander(Coriandrum sativum L.) and summer savory (Satureja hortensis L.), on the populationdensity of select carrot pests', Folia Horticulturaehttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/fhort.2016.28.issue-1/fhort-2016-0002/fhort-2016-0002.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In purslane, the number of capsules was significantly affected by intercropping and application of biofertilizers.
Hossein GHAMARI, Jalil SHAFAGH KOLVANAGH, Seyyed Hossein SABAGHPOUR, Adel DABBAGHMOHAMMADI NASSAB 2016, 'The Effect of Intercropping and Nitroxin Biofertilizer on Yield Components and RelativeYield Total of Purslane (<i>Portulaca oleracea</i> L.) and Dragon's Head(<i>Lallemantia iberica</i> Fisch. & C.A. Mey)', Notulae Scientia Biologicaehttp://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/9936. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)