Caspersen, Siri
- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Other publication in scientific journal2022Peer reviewedOpen access
CO-CULTURES Growing together gives more rice and aquatic food
Liu, Jian; Caspersen, Siri; Yong, Jean W.H
Abstract
Allowing aquatic organisms to grow in rice fields – a practice called co-culture – increases rice yields while maintaining soil fertility and reducing weeds.
Keywords
paddy ecosystem; aquatic animals; nitrogen recycling; facilitation; co-culture; sustainable cultivation; aquaculture; Other
Published in
eLife
2022, Volume: 11, article number: e77202
Yong, Jean W.H
- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SLU Authors
Associated SLU-program
SLU Plant Protection Network
Sustainable Development Goals
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
UKÄ Subject classification
Agricultural Science
Fish and Aquacultural Science
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77202
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/115979