Using aquatic animals as partners to increase yield and maintain soil nitrogen in the paddy ecosystems

Whether species coculture can overcome the shortcomings of crop monoculture requires additional study. Here, we show how aquatic animals (i.e. carp, crabs, and softshell turtles) benefit paddy ecosystems when cocultured with rice. Three separate field experiments and three separate mesocosm experime...

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Main Authors: Liang Guo, Lufeng Zhao, Junlong Ye, Zijun Ji, Jian-Jun Tang, Keyu Bai, Sijun Zheng, Liangliang Hu, Xin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022-02-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/73869