Intercropping—A Low Input Agricultural Strategy for Food and Environmental Security

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dc.contributor.authorMaitra, Sagar
dc.contributor.authorHossain, Akbar
dc.contributor.authorBrestic, Marian
dc.contributor.authorSkalicky, Milan
dc.contributor.authorOndrisik, Peter
dc.contributor.authorGitari, Harun
dc.contributor.authorBrahmachari, Koushik
dc.contributor.authorShankar, Tanmoy
dc.contributor.authorBhadra, Preetha
dc.contributor.authorPalai, Jnana Bharati
dc.contributor.authorJena, Jagadish
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, Urjashi
dc.contributor.authorDuvvada, Sarath Kumar
dc.contributor.authorLalichetti, Sagar
dc.contributor.authorSairam, Masina
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-19T13:23:17Z
dc.date.available2021-02-19T13:23:17Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionAn Article Published in Agronomyen_US
dc.description.abstractIntensive agriculture is based on the use of high-energy inputs and quality planting materials with assured irrigation, but it has failed to assure agricultural sustainability because of creation of ecological imbalance and degradation of natural resources. On the other hand, intercropping systems, also known as mixed cropping or polyculture, a traditional farming practice with diversified crop cultivation, uses comparatively low inputs and improves the quality of the agro-ecosystem. Intensification of crops can be done spatially and temporally by the adoption of the intercropping system targeting future need. Intercropping ensures multiple benefits like enhancement of yield, environmental security, production sustainability and greater ecosystem services. In intercropping, two or more crop species are grown concurrently as they coexist for a significant part of the crop cycle and interact among themselves and agro-ecosystems. Legumes as component crops in the intercropping system play versatile roles like biological N fixation and soil quality improvement, additional yield output including protein yield, and creation of functional diversity. But growing two or more crops together requires additional care and management for the creation of less competition among the crop species and efficient utilization of natural resources. Research evidence showed beneficial impacts of a properly managed intercropping system in terms of resource utilization and combined yield of crops grown with low-input use. The review highlights the principles and management of an intercropping system and its benefits and usefulness as a low-input agriculture for food and environmental security.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMaitra, S.; Hossain, A.; Brestic, M.; Skalicky, M.; Ondrisik, P.; Gitari, H.; Brahmachari, K.; Shankar, T.; Bhadra, P.; Palai, J.B.; et al. Intercropping–A Low Input Agricultural Strategy for Food and Environmental Security. Agronomy 2021, 11, 343. https://doi.org/10.3390/ agronomy11020343en_US
dc.identifier.issn2073-4395
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21556
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjectFooden_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectIntercroppingen_US
dc.subjectSecurityen_US
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_US
dc.titleIntercropping—A Low Input Agricultural Strategy for Food and Environmental Securityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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