Temporal dynamics of nutrient uptake by neighbouring plant species evidence from intercropping

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 469 - 479
• Main Authors: Zhang, Wei-Ping, Liu, Guang-Cai, Sun, Jian-Hao, Fornara, Dario, Zhang, Li-Zhen, Zhang, Fang-Fang, Li, Long
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley 01.02.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Barley; biodiversity; Community ecology; competition; Complementarity; Corn; developmental stages; Differentiation; facilitation; Fertilization; fertilizer application; Fertilizers; Flowers & plants; Food; Food plants; Food production; growth dynamics; Hordeum vulgare; Intercropping; Interspecific; interspecific competition; logit analysis; Monoculture; mulching; Niches; Nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; Nutrient dynamics; Nutrient uptake; nutrient use efficiency; Nutrients; phosphorus; Plant species; Potassium; productivity; Species; species coexistence; staple foods; temporal niche complementarity; temporal variation; Trajectory measurement; Triticum aestivum; Wheat; yield advantage; Zea mays

Summary The productivity of species‐diverse plant assemblages strongly depends on the temporal dynamics of nutrient uptake by competing neighbouring plants. Our understanding, however, of how rates of nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) uptake might change through time between neighbouri...