Figures & data
Figure 1 Monthly average air temperature, precipitation and sunshine hours during the experimental period and their respective 30-year averages (1971–2000; air temperature and precipitation) or 15-year average (1986–2000; sunshine hours) at NARO Tohoku Agricultural Research Center.
Figure 2 Nitrogen (N) concentration of (A) corn shoots on July 7, 2009 (at 40 DAS) and (B) corn shoots on September 28, 2009 (at harvest) in living mulch and conventional cultivation treatments (n = 3). Vertical bars represent the standard error of the mean (SEM). The dotted line represents the fertilizer N equivalencies of living mulch based on the N concentration response line.
Figure 3 Nitrogen (N) uptake of corn shoots grown in living mulch and conventional cultivation treatments on September 28, 2009 (at harvest) (n = 3). Vertical bars represent the standard error of the mean (SEM). The dotted line represents the fertilizer N equivalency of living mulch based on the N uptake response line.
Figure 4 Yield of corn shoots grown in living mulch and conventional cultivation treatments on September 28, 2009 (at harvest) (n = 3). Vertical bars represent the standard error of the mean (SEM). The dotted line represents the fertilizer nitrogen (N) equivalency of living mulch based on the yield response curve.
