Calibration and Evaluation of the STICS Intercrop Model for Two Cereal-Legume Mixtures

Intercropping, i.e. multiple species grown simultaneously on the same field, used as a way of ecological intensification • Especially mixtures of leguminous and non-leguminous crops could reduce inputs and potential environmental damage through N losses • Intercropping increases system complexity The aim of this study was to calibrate and evaluate the improved STICS-Intercrop model (Vezy et al., 2020) by simulating two types of cereal-legume mixtures (winter and spring intercrops)