Strategic Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Strategic Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Best Intercropping Systems after Rice Harvesting in Paddy Fields of Guilan Province

Document Type : Review article

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Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Rice Research Institute, Rasht, Iran.
10.22047/srjasnr.2025.218189
Abstract
     As the global population increases and natural resources destruction, new and sustainable approaches are necessary to ensure food security. Intercropping is an effective strategy for sustainable agriculture development via increasing the yield per unit area. Most of the paddy fields of northern provinces are left unused after rice harvesting. Intercropping systems as second cultivation in paddy field can help to increase productivity and farmers income. Therefore, a review study was conducted on the intercropping systems after harvesting rice in paddy field. Data for the present study was collected through searching articles in databases, including IranDoc, Civilica, SID, Google Scholar, ResearchGate and ScienceDirect. The results indicated that the intercropping of beans with radish and garlic with lettuce can be used as a second cultivation after rice harvesting in paddy fields. Similarly, intercropping systems based on forage crops, including barley with clover, triticale with clover, triticale with forage vetch, triticale with rapeseed, triticale with barley and barley with forage vetch have a high potential for forage production in the paddy fields of northern provinces.
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