The British research field trial was established in 2022 in the University of Reading farm in Sonning, Berkshire.
Pedo-climatic zone:
- Temperate and moist climate
- Sandy loam
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
- Nitrate leaching
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Microbial community composition and functional diversity