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Does the Use of an Intercropping Mixture Really Improve the Biology of Monocultural Soils?—A Search for Bacterial Indicators of Sensitivity and Resistance to Long-Term Maize Monoculture

Agnieszka Wolińska, Anna Kruczyńska, Jacek Podlewski, Andrzej Słomczewski, Jarosław Grządziel, Anna Gałązka, Agnieszka Kuźniar

Agronomy · 2022

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Summary

The choice of appropriate agricultural practices has a significant impact on soil quality, crop productivity, or soil microbial community. Ten representative soil samples were collected in Wierzchucin Królewski (Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province, NW Poland), an agricultural area belonging to the Potulicka Foundation Group. The cropping systems included a maize monoculture grown continuously for over 30 years and an intercropping mixture (Gorzow mixture) applied in 2020. The study aimed to determine the effect of the intercropping system on the quality and biodiversity of the studied soils and to identify bacterial indicators of sensitivity and resistance to long-term maize monoculture. Therefore, in this study, the impact of the intercrop mixture application on the chemical and biological soil p

Subject
Agroforestry & intercropping
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
System type
Arable cereals
DOI
10.3390/agronomy12030613
Catalogue ID
SNmoy14322-fz95tf
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