Nitrogen acquisition, fixation and transfer in maize/alfalfa intercrops are increased through root contact and morphological responses to interspecies competition - SHAO, Ze-qiang; ZHENG, Cong-cong; POSTMA, Johannes A.; LU, Wen-long; GAO, Qiang; GAO, Ying-zhi; ZHANG, Jin-jing (Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021)
Keywords: agriculture; alfalfa; biomass production; corn; greenhouse experimentation; lateral roots; leaves; maize/alfalfa intercropping; nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; nitrogen fixation and transfer; nitrogen utilization; nutrient use efficiency; nylon; root morphology; total nitrogen; nitrogen utilization; nitrogen fixation and transfer; maize/alfalfa intercropping; root morphology