%0 Journal Article
%T Crop acquisition of phosphorus, iron and zinc from soil in cereal/legume intercropping systems: a critical review
%A Haiyong Xia
%A Long Li
%A Peter Christie
%A Yanfang Xue
%A Zheng Zhang
%J Archive of "Annals of Botany".
%D 2016
%R 10.1093/aob/mcv182
%X Background Phosphorus (P), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) are essential elements for plant growth and development, but their availability in soil is often limited. Intercropping contributes to increased P, Fe and Zn uptake and thereby increases yield and improves grain nutritional quality and ultimately human health. A better understanding of how intercropping leads to increased plant P, Fe and Zn availability will help to improve P-fertilizer-use efficiency and agronomic Fe and Zn biofortification
%K Biofortification
%K cereals
%K intercropping
%K interspecific facilitation
%K legumes
%K micronutrients
%K niche complementarity
%K phosphorus
%K rhizosphere
%K root architecture
%K root exudates
%K soil microbes.
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4765540/