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SUBMITTER: Chacon-Labella J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7163516 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chacón-Labella Julia J García Palacios Pablo P Matesanz Silvia S Schöb Christian C Milla Rubén R
Ecology letters 20190703 9
Plant diversity fosters productivity in natural ecosystems. Biodiversity effects might increase agricultural yields at no cost in additional inputs. However, the effects of diversity on crop assemblages are inconsistent, probably because crops and wild plants differ in a range of traits relevant to plant-plant interactions. We tested whether domestication has changed the potential of crop mixtures to over-yield by comparing the performance and traits of major crop species and those of their wild ...[more]