The research field in the UK was established in 2022 in the University of Reading farm in Sonning, Berkshire. It is managed by our UK partners at UREAD.
Pedo-climatic zone
- Sandy loam
- Temperate oceanic
Crops
- Winter wheat intercropped with faba bean (50:50)
- Spring wheat intercropped with lupin (50:50)
- Spring wheat intercropped with soybean (50:50)
Intercrop configuration: alternate row
Parameters that will be measured
- Crop yield (quantity and quality)
- Soil physico-chemical properties
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Nitrate leaching