Theories and Application in Maize-Soybean Strip Intercropping System (Hardcover)

Chapter 1 Challenges faced by grain production in China and advantages of intercropping.-?Chapter 2.-?The connotation and research protocol of maize-soybean strip intercropping.-?Chapter 3?Theory of efficient use of light and water resources in maize-soybean strip intercropping.-?Chapter 4 Theory of efficient nutrient utilization in maize-soybean strip intercropping.-?Chapter 5.-?Theory of soybean canopy architecture regulation in maize-soybean strip intercropping.-?Chapter 6.-?Crop quality formation and its environmental regulation in maize-soybean strip intercropping.-?Chapter 7?Patterns of pest, disease, and weed incidence in strip intercropping systems.-?Chapter 8?Core technologies to fulfill the sustainable productive potential of maize-soybean strip intercropping systems.-?Chapter 9 .-?Supporting technologies to ensure high productivity and sustainability in maize-soybean strip intercropping.-?Chapter 10.-?Sowing and fertilizing machine in maize-soybean strip intercropping.-?Chapter 11Plant protection equipment in maize-soybean strip intercropping system.-? Chapter 12.-?Harvesting machinery in maize-soybean strip intercropping system.-?Chapter 13 Regional adaptation of the best suited technology model according to resources availability and specific regional ecological conditions.- Chapter 14?Mechanisms for promoting the achievements from research and technological development for strip intercropping systems.-?Chapter 15 Effects of the application and future prospects for maize-soybean strip intercropping.