Intercropping of wheat and pea can suppress weed growth and enhances water use efficiency under Mediterranean conditions – IntercropVALUES Practice Abstract for organic farming

Weed management in agriculture is an important issue. Conventional agriculture relies on the use of synthetic herbicides which have detrimental environmental & health impacts. The use of intercropping with different crop species and high density, can suppress the development of weeds and so, improve the weed management in a sustainable way, as well as enhance water use efficiency. Intercropping can reduce the growth of weeds, achieve higher yields, increase water use efficiency and improve the sustainability of the cropping systems.