Boosting crop yields and reducing weeds with oat-legume intercropping!
Cereal-legume intercropping was studied in organic farming to see how oats and forage legumes grow together. Oats were found to be more dominant in the mix, reducing the growth of forage legumes. However, as oats ripened, their competitive edge decreased. Weeds were less in intercropped areas compared to legume-only fields. Oats and legumes competed for phosphorus, but nitrogen and potassium levels were not affected. In favorable conditions, forage legumes adapted well to oats' growth pattern without harming oat grain yield.