Księżak, JerzyStaniak, MariolaBojarszczuk, Jolanta2026-01-302026-01-302018Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 16(2):1683-1696ISSN: 1589 1623 eISSN: 1785 003710.15666/aeer/1602_16831696https://bc.iung.pl/handle/123456789/4688https://www.aloki.hu/indvol16_2.htmCultivation of legume-cereals mixtures is considered a good agricultural practice in many European countries, especially in organic and low-input farming systems. The aim of the study was to determine the productivity of mixtures of yellow lupine (Lupinus luteus L.) with spring cereals, depending on the species of grain component and its percentage in mixture. Field experiments were carried out in the years of 2011-2013 at the Agricultural Experimental Station Grabów in Poland, using the system of random sub-blocks, with a control treatment, in four replications. The study included three species of cereals: wheat (Tricicum aestivum L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), and triticale (Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus), as well as three percentages of lupine in the weight of sown seeds: 40, 60, 80%. The experiment was conducted on the soil of good wheat complex, class IIIa. The studies showed that the highest yield was obtained from the mixture of yellow lupine with wheat. Increasing the percentage of lupine seeds resulted in lower mixture yields, regardless of cereal species. Lupine grown in mixtures with cereals formed less pods, seeds per pod and per plant and produced a lower seed weight compared with their counterparts grown in pure stands. Legumes grown in mixture with cereals favorably affected morphological characteristics of cereals, contributing to their higher tillering and producing a higher number of grains per plant. The grain of cereals grown in mixtures with lupine had higher contents of total protein and crude fibre than the grain of cereals grown in pure stands.enlegume, share of components, yield, structure of yield, chemical compositionArticle