Abstract:
Objective Effects of fungi-vegetable intercropping on crop yield and environmental CO2 were studied.
Method By intercropping Ganoderma lucidum and vegetables in varied ratios, the plant growth, carbon transformation and CO2 emission were monitored in a confined chamber.
Result The daily CO2 emission of vegetable cultivation was relatively constant. But the intercropping induced significant variations. It was heightened at night and declined in daytime as carbon was discharged as CO2 from G. lucidum (accounting for 51.62% to 52.46% of total carbon emission). The fungal yield under the total-and half-G.lucidum intercropping increased by 9.8% and 23.6%, respectively. The intercropping raised the yield of lettuce or leaf sweet potato to different extends.
Conclusion By cultivating G. lucidum along with vegetables, crop yields benefitted, and at the same time, CO2 emission from the cultivation was reduced.