Chapter 1 Challenges faced by grain production in China and advantages of intercropping.- Chapter 2.- The connotation and research protocol of maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 3 Theory of efficient use of light and water resources in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 4 Theory of efficient nutrient utilization in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 5.- Theory of soybean canopy architecture regulation in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 6.

- Crop quality formation and its environmental regulation in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 7 Patterns of pest, disease, and weed incidence in strip intercropping systems.- Chapter 8 Core technologies to fulfill the sustainable productive potential of maize-soybean strip intercropping systems.- Chapter 9 .- Supporting technologies to ensure high productivity and sustainability in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 10.- Sowing and fertilizing machine in maize-soybean strip intercropping.- Chapter 11Plant protection equipment in maize-soybean strip intercropping system.

- Chapter 12.- Harvesting machinery in maize-soybean strip intercropping system.- Chapter 13 Regional adaptation of the best suited technology model according to resources availability and specific regional ecological conditions.- Chapter 14 Mechanisms for promoting the achievements from research and technological development for strip intercropping systems.- Chapter 15 Effects of the application and future prospects for maize-soybean strip intercropping.