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Effects of Crop and Grass Intercropping on the Soil Environment in the Karst Area

Qinqin Xu; Kangning Xiong; Yongkuan Chi; Shuzhen Song

Sustainability · 2021

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Summary

The karst area in Southwest China is facing the challenges of environmental degradation and agricultural safety. Intercropping is a green and efficient planting mode that can make full use of the differences in crops’ physiological and ecological characteristics and land and climate resources while considering the environmental and yield benefits. This study selected five treatments: Salvia miltiorrhiza monoculture, Dactylis glomerata intercropped with S. miltiorrhiza, Cichorium intybus intercropped with S.miltiorrhiza, Trifolium repens intercropped with S.miltiorrhiza, and Lolium perenne intercropped with S.miltiorrhiza. Using one-way ANOVA, principle component analysis (PCA), and linear correlation analysis, we analyzed the changes in the soil physicochemical factors and the coupling rel

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/su13105484
Catalogue ID
NRmo9rin9c-0jt
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