Testing for complementarity in phosphorus resource use by mixtures of crop species

• Published in: Plant and soil Vol. 439; no. 1/2; pp. 163 - 177
• Main Authors: Li, Chunjie, Kuyper, Thomas W., van der Werf, Wopke, Zhang, Junling, Li, Haigang, Zhang, Fusuo, Hoffland, Ellis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Science + Business Media 01.06.2019; Springer International Publishing; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: biomass production; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Brassica oleracea; cabbage; calcium phosphates; chickpeas; Complementarity; Corn; Crops; Ecology; Experiments; faba beans; Hypotheses; intercropping; Iron; Life Sciences; Millet; millets; Partitioning; Phosphates; Phosphorus; phytic acid; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plant species; quartz; REGULAR ARTICLE; Resource partitioning; Sand; soil; Soil Science & Conservation; Sole cropping; Species; Test procedures; Wheat; Competition; Phosphorus; Intercrop; Complementarity; Resource partitioning

Aims The phosphorus (P) resource partitioning hypothesis assumes that dissimilarity in P acquisition traits among plant species leads to enhanced P uptake by crop combinations compared with their sole crops. We developed and implemented a test for this hypothesis. Methods Two pot experiments were co...