Data From: Diversifying bioenergy crops increases yield and yield stability by reducing weed abundance
DOI10.5281/zenodo.5574717Zenodo5574717MaRDI QIDQ6690327
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Forest Isbell, Christopher Fernandez, Craig Sheaffer, Don Wyse, Jacob Jungers, Clarence Lehman, Yi Yang
Publication date: 17 October 2021
Relationships between species diversity, productivity, temporal stability of productivity, and plant invasion have been well documented in grasslands, and these relationships could translate to improved agricultural sustainability. However, few studies have explored these relationships in agricultural contexts where fertility and weeds are managed. Using seven years of biomass yield and species composition data from twelve species mixture treatments varying in native species diversity, we found that species richness increased yield and inter-annual yield stability by reducing weed abundance. Stability was driven by yield as opposed to temporal variability of yield. Nitrogen fertilization increased yield, but at the expense of yield stability. We show how relationships between diversity, species asynchrony, invasion, productivity and stability observed in natural grasslands can extend into managed agricultural systems. Increasing bioenergy crop diversity can improve farmer economics via increased yield, reduced yield variability, and reduced inputs for weed control, thus promoting perennial vegetation on agricultural lands.
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