Growing together gives more rice and aquatic food

Jian Liu; Siri Caspersen; Jean W H Yong

doi:10.7554/eLife.77202

Growing together gives more rice and aquatic food

Elife. 2022 Feb 22:11:e77202. doi: 10.7554/eLife.77202.

Authors

Jian Liu¹, Siri Caspersen², Jean W H Yong¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Environment and Sustainability, Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
² Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden.

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: aquaculture; aquatic animals; co-culture; ecology; facilitation; nitrogen recycling; paddy ecosystem; sustainable cultivation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Oryza*
Soil

Substances

Soil