Peanut and cotton intercropping increases productivity and economic returns through regulating plant nutrient accumulation and soil microbial communities

Abstract Background Intercropping (IC) has been widely adopted by farmers for enhancing crop productivity and economic returns; however, the underpinning mechanisms from the perspective of below-ground interspecific interactions are only partly understood especially when intercropping practices unde...

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Main Authors: Wei Xie, Kai Zhang, Xiaoying Wang, Xiaoxia Zou, Xiaojun Zhang, Xiaona Yu, Yuefu Wang, Tong Si
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-022-03506-y