Global systematic review with meta-analysis reveals yield advantage of legume-based rotations and its drivers

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 4926 - 9
• Main Authors: Zhao, Jie, Chen, Ji, Beillouin, Damien, Lambers, Hans, Yang, Yadong, Smith, Pete, Zeng, Zhaohai, Olesen, Jørgen E., Zang, Huadong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 22.08.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/2456; 631/158/670; 704/158/670; Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Agricultural sciences; Agriculture; Computer Science; Crop diversification; Crop Production; Crop rotation; Crop yield; Cropping systems; Crops; Crops, Agricultural; Digital Libraries; Environmental impact; Fabaceae; Farming systems; Fertilizers - analysis; Field tests; Food; Food production; Horticulture; Humanities and Social Sciences; Information Retrieval; Information Theory; Legumes; Library and information sciences; Life Sciences; Meta-analysis; Methods and statistics; multidisciplinary; Organic farming; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sciences and technics of agriculture; Social and Information Networks; Vegetables; fertilisation; traitement des données; Crop rotation; article de revue; rendement des cultures; culture intercalaire; culture en mélange; traitement de l'information; Yield; légume; méthode statistique; Meta-analysis

Diversified cropping systems, especially those including legumes, have been proposed to enhance food production with reduced inputs and environmental impacts. However, the impact of legume pre-crops on main crop yield and its drivers has never been systematically investigated in a global context. He...