SynthesisThe New phytologist2022
Associational resistance through intercropping reduces yield losses to soil-borne pests and diseases.
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- Utilization of non-chemical pest control practices among agro-pastoralist farmers in Gambella region, Ethiopia.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2026Article
- Global evidence that plant diversity suppresses pests and promotes plant performance and crop production.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
- How to harness the effects of exudates and microbes that support beneficial plant-plant interactions for sustainable agriculture.PLoS biology · 2025Review
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- Farm Typologies of Banana and Plantain Smallholders: Agricultural Practices and Disease Constraints in Department of Huila, Colombia.Scientifica · 2025Article
- Suppressing maize stalk rot through promoted rhizosphere microbial recruitment in cultivar mixtures.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Associational Effects of Desmodium Intercropping on Maize Resistance and Secondary Metabolism.Journal of chemical ecology · 2024Article
- Disease spectrum and its molecular characterisation in the lentil production system of lower-Indo Gangetic plains.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Border row effects improved the spatial distributions of maize and peanut roots in an intercropping system, associated with improved yield.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Hexose/pentose ratio in rhizosphere exudates-mediated soil eutrophic/oligotrophic bacteria regulates the growth pattern of host plant in young apple-aromatic plant intercropping systems.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Deciphering key factors in pathogen-suppressive microbiome assembly in the rhizosphere.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Review
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Abstract
Associational resistance to herbivore and pathogen attack is a well documented ecological phenomenon and, if applied to agriculture, may reduce impact of pests and diseases on crop yields without recourse to pesticides. The value of associational resistance through intercropping, planting multiple crops alongside each other, as a sustainable control method remains unclear, due to variable outcomes reported in the published literature. We performed a meta-analysis to provide a quantitative assessment of benefits of intercropping for target plant resistance to plant-parasitic nematodes and soil-borne diseases. We found that intercropping reduced damage to focal crops from nematodes by 40% and disease incidence by 55%. Intercropping efficacy varied with biological variables, such as field fertilisation status and intercrop family, and methodology, including whether study samples were potted or in fields. Nematode control using intercropping was sufficient to offset reductions in focal crop yield from intercrop presence, making intercropping a viable agricultural tool. We identify key drivers for underpinning the success of intercropping and indicate areas for future research to improve efficacy. This study also highlights the potential benefits of harnessing ecological knowledge on plant-enemy interactions for improving agricultural and landscape sustainability.
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