Theories and Application in Maize-Soybean Strip Intercropping System

by Wenyu Yang (Editor), Feng Yang (Editor), Yushan Wu (Editor)

Overview

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the advances in theoretical and technical research on the maize-soybean strip intercropping system. Intercropping plays an important role in producing more yields for those countries with a large population and limited arable land, especially for cereal and legume intercropping systems. Maize and soybean are best partners under cereal and legume intercropping conditions. The chapters feature the latest developments in intercropping research and cover such topics as the mechanism of resource-efficient utilization, determination of the optimum planting geometry for maize–soybean strip intercropping system according to the yield advantage, and the application of agricultural machinery for intercropping mechanization. The volume also features the response of intercrops to a light environment based on the methods of physiological and molecular biology, laying the groundwork for future advances in variety breeding and crop field configuration. This book will serve as an invaluable reference for agricultural production, teaching, and research of the cropping system in the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789819787234
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	07/20/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	79 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Wenyu Yang

Professor of College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, China; Former vice president of Sichuan Agricultural University.

Dr. Feng Yang

Professor of College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, China;  Vice Dean of College of Agronomy.

Prof. Junbo Du

Sichuan University, 611130 Chengdu, China

Dr. Yushan Wu

Associate Professor of College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, China.

 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Challenges faced by grain production in China and advantages of intercropping.- Chapter 2.- The connotation and research protocol of maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 3 Theory of efficient use of light and water resources in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 4 Theory of efficient nutrient utilization in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 5.- Theory of soybean canopy architecture regulation in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 6.- Crop quality formation and its environmental regulation in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 7 Patterns of pest, disease, and weed incidence in strip intercropping systems.- Chapter 8 Core technologies to fulfill the sustainable productive potential of maize-soybean strip intercropping systems.- Chapter 9 .- Supporting technologies to ensure high productivity and sustainability in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 10.- Sowing and fertilizing machine in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 11Plant protection equipment in maize-soybean strip intercropping system.-  Chapter 12.- Harvesting machinery in maize-soybean strip intercropping system.- Chapter 13 Regional adaptation of the best suited technology model according to resources availability and specific regional ecological conditions.- Chapter 14 Mechanisms for promoting the achievements from research and technological development for strip intercropping systems.- Chapter 15 Effects of the application and future prospects for maize-soybean strip intercropping.