Effect of intercropping distance on crop yield in a paulownia-wheat agroforestry system in the huang-huai-hai plain, china

Wu Gang; Zhou Zhongxuan; Martin Barker; Yang Xiu; Kong Hongmei; Zhao Jingzhu

doi:10.1080/14728028.2003.9752441

Effect of intercropping distance on crop yield in a paulownia-wheat agroforestry system in the huang-huai-hai plain, china

Wu Gang^*, Zhou Zhongxuan, Martin Barker, Yang Xiu, Kong Hongmei, Zhao Jingzhu

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Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

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Abstract

A case study in a Paulownia (Paulownia elongata S. Y. Hu) -wheat intercropping system was conducted, and the relationship between tree belt distance (D), intercropping age (A) and annual relative wheat yield (Y) was estimated. The regression equation can be expressed as Y= 90.3290—1.9982 A+ 1.1924 D—0.3349 A²+ 0.2910 AD-0.0032 AD². Tree belt distance and intercropping tree age were the main factors influencing wheat yield. Optimized tree belt distance in each intercropping tree age within the rotation for maximum annual yield was expressed as Dm= 29.1496 + 2.6886 A. The optimized tree belt distance for different Paulownia rotation (T), which could cause the maximum accumulative average wheat yield, was shown as: Dm' = 0.600 + 11.042 T-0.787 T²+ 0.0273 T³ Further work is needed to develop a system to optimize the combined tree and wheat yields to meet the farmers' requirements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-16
Number of pages	10
Journal	Forests Trees and Livelihoods
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2003.9752441
Publication status	Published - 2003

Keywords

China
Crown diameter
Intercropping system
Paulownia elongata
Rotation
Tree height
Wheat yield

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