Temporary Intercropping With Forage or Industrial Crops Improves Yield and Weed Control in Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis DC)
ABSTRACT Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis) is a promising perennial energy crop for Mediterranean areas. Implementing temporary intercropping with selected species during the long establishment phase of the cardoon can enhance ecosystem services by promoting crop diversification, suppressing...
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| description | ABSTRACT Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis) is a promising perennial energy crop for Mediterranean areas. Implementing temporary intercropping with selected species during the long establishment phase of the cardoon can enhance ecosystem services by promoting crop diversification, suppressing weeds, and increasing biomass production. A three‐year field experiment conducted in Sardinia, Italy, compared three intercropping systems: (i) rocket (Eruca sativa), (ii) camelina (Camelina sativa), and (iii) hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) with a monocropped control. The study assessed the effects of temporary intercropping on weed suppression and cardoon development and production. The biomass production of the intercropped species was also measured. Temporary intercropping reduced weed biomass by 24.2% on average (compared to the control) without hindering cardoon establishment in the first year of cultivation. V. villosa and E. sativa were the most competitive against the main weeds. V. villosa had the highest yield. Temporary intercropping with V. villosa, in the following year after its establishment, increased cardoon production by an average of 55.1% compared to the other intercropped species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-deb04bbd1d7c41b2bc129524b4d63fbd2025-08-20T03:34:53ZengWileyGCB Bioenergy1757-16931757-17072025-08-01178n/an/a10.1111/gcbb.70062Temporary Intercropping With Forage or Industrial Crops Improves Yield and Weed Control in Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis DC)Giorgia Raimondi0Pietro Todde1Pier Paolo Roggero2Laura Mula3Vittoria Giannini4Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment – DAFNAE University of Padua, Agripolis Campus Legnaro Padua ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences and Desertification Research Center (NRD) University of Sassari Sassari Sassari ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences and Desertification Research Center (NRD) University of Sassari Sassari Sassari ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences and Desertification Research Center (NRD) University of Sassari Sassari Sassari ItalyDepartment of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment – DAFNAE University of Padua, Agripolis Campus Legnaro Padua ItalyABSTRACT Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis) is a promising perennial energy crop for Mediterranean areas. Implementing temporary intercropping with selected species during the long establishment phase of the cardoon can enhance ecosystem services by promoting crop diversification, suppressing weeds, and increasing biomass production. A three‐year field experiment conducted in Sardinia, Italy, compared three intercropping systems: (i) rocket (Eruca sativa), (ii) camelina (Camelina sativa), and (iii) hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) with a monocropped control. The study assessed the effects of temporary intercropping on weed suppression and cardoon development and production. The biomass production of the intercropped species was also measured. Temporary intercropping reduced weed biomass by 24.2% on average (compared to the control) without hindering cardoon establishment in the first year of cultivation. V. villosa and E. sativa were the most competitive against the main weeds. V. villosa had the highest yield. Temporary intercropping with V. villosa, in the following year after its establishment, increased cardoon production by an average of 55.1% compared to the other intercropped species.https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.70062Camelina sativaEruca sativahairy vetchrelative competitive indexVicia villosaweed control |
| spellingShingle | Giorgia Raimondi Pietro Todde Pier Paolo Roggero Laura Mula Vittoria Giannini Temporary Intercropping With Forage or Industrial Crops Improves Yield and Weed Control in Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis DC) GCB Bioenergy Camelina sativa Eruca sativa hairy vetch relative competitive index Vicia villosa weed control |
| title | Temporary Intercropping With Forage or Industrial Crops Improves Yield and Weed Control in Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis DC) |
| title_full | Temporary Intercropping With Forage or Industrial Crops Improves Yield and Weed Control in Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis DC) |
| title_fullStr | Temporary Intercropping With Forage or Industrial Crops Improves Yield and Weed Control in Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis DC) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporary Intercropping With Forage or Industrial Crops Improves Yield and Weed Control in Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis DC) |
| title_short | Temporary Intercropping With Forage or Industrial Crops Improves Yield and Weed Control in Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis DC) |
| title_sort | temporary intercropping with forage or industrial crops improves yield and weed control in cardoon cynara cardunculus var altilis dc |
| topic | Camelina sativa Eruca sativa hairy vetch relative competitive index Vicia villosa weed control |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.70062 |
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