Forage Radish Cover Crops Improve Soil Quality and Fruit Yield of <i>Lycium barbarum</i> L. in an Arid Area of Northwest China

Intercropping orchards with cover crops is an important practice for achieving sustainable soil management. However, little research has addressed the development of a soil quality index (SQI) to evaluate cover crop effects on orchard soil quality. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether cove...

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Main Authors: Fang Wang, Wenhui Li, Haonan Chen, Ray R. Weil, Lizhen Zhu, Xiongxiong Nan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/6/1634