Original ResearchPublished 12 October 2026Spatiotemporal complementarity synergistically drives high productivity in intercropping systems: a comparison of grain maize and fresh maize intercropped with soybeanJie Li · Meng Kong · Dongmei Zhang · Mingjing Huang · Kexing HaoFrontiers in Plant Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1932793