@article{fdi:010068132,
  title = {{I}mpact of wheat/faba bean mixed cropping or rotation systems on soil microbial functionalities},
  author = {{W}ahbi, {S}. and {P}rin, {Y}. and {T}hioulouse, {J}. and {S}anguin, {H}. and {B}audoin, {E}z{\'e}kiel and {M}aghraoui, {T}. and {O}ufdou, {K}. and {L}e {R}oux, {C}. and {G}aliana, {A}. and {H}afidi, {M}. and {D}uponnois, {R}obin},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}ropping systems based on carefully designed species mixtures reveal many potential advantages in terms of enhancing crop productivity, reducing pest and diseases, and enhancing ecological services. {A}ssociating cereals and legume production either through intercropping or rotations might be a relevant strategy of producing both type of culture, while benefiting from combined nitrogen fixed by the legume through its symbiotic association with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and from a better use of {P} and water through mycorrhizal associations. {T}hese practices also participate to the diversification of agricultural productions, enabling to secure the regularity of income returns across the seasonal and climatic uncertainties. {I}n this context, we designed a field experiment aiming to estimate the 2 years impact of these practices on wheat yield and on soil microbial activities as estimated through {S}ubstrate {I}nduced {R}espiration method and mycorrhizal soil infectivity ({MSI}) measurement. {I}t is expected that understanding soil microbial functionalities in response to these agricultural practices might allows to target the best type of combination, in regard to crop productivity. {W}e found that the tested cropping systems largely impacted soil microbial functionalities and {MSI}. {I}ntercropping gave better results in terms of crop productivity than the rotation practice after two cropping seasons. {B}enefits resulting from intercrop should be highly linked with changes recorded on soil microbial functionalities.},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ; cropping systems ; nutrient uptake efficiency ; microbial soil functions ; {M}editerranean region ; {MAROC} ; {MARRAKECH}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {P}lant {S}cience},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {},
  pages = {1364 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {1664-462{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3389/fpls.2016.01364},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068132},
}