Achieving food security and high production of bioenergy crops through intercropping with efficient resource use in China

doi:10.15302/J-FASE-2015069

Front. Agr. Sci. Eng.

2015, Vol. 2

Issue (2) : 134-143 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2015069

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Achieving food security and high production of bioenergy crops through intercropping with efficient resource use in China

Yuanmei ZUO(

), Zhenjiao ZHANG, Caihong LIU, Weina ZHANG

College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China

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Abstract

With high rates of food and nonrenewable fossil fuel consumption worldwide, we are facing great challenges in ensuring food and energy security to satisfy the world population. Intercropping, as an important and sustainable cropping practice in agroecosystems, has been widely practiced around the world. Many studies have shown that some plants can deliver high yields when intercropped with other plants. Here, we review the biological mechanisms in improving resource utilization efficiency and illustrate the practical application of intercropping in ensuring food and energy security through improving production. Identifying suitable energy plants for marginal land, land not suitable for food crops growth, is an effective strategy to acquire high production of bioenergy, thus removing competition between the use of land for food and energy. The effective application of intercropping provides a potential pathway for production of food crops and energy plants by improving resource use efficiency and resistance to environmental stress.

Keywords intercropping food security energy security high production marginal land

Corresponding Author(s): Yuanmei ZUO

Just Accepted Date: 31 August 2015 Online First Date: 16 September 2015 Issue Date: 25 September 2015

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Yuanmei ZUO,Zhenjiao ZHANG,Caihong LIU, et al. Achieving food security and high production of bioenergy crops through intercropping with efficient resource use in China[J]. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. , 2015, 2(2): 134-143.

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Fig.1 Biological mechanisms of improving resource use efficiency in intercropping system

Tab.1 Evidence of high yield acquisition through improving nutrient uptake and reduce pests and weeds

Fig.2 Model chart of improving energy plant production through intercropping in marginal land to ensure food and energy security.

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