Crop-yields of Maize and Legume under Intercropping Cultivation

LI Qisong; LI Jiajun; YE Jianghua; LUO Xiaomian; LIN Wenxiong

doi:10.19303/j.issn.1008-0384.2020.06.003

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LI Q S, LI J J, YE J H, et al. Crop-yields of Maize and Legume under Intercropping Cultivation [J]. Fujian Journal of Agricultural Sciences，2020，35（6）：582−590 doi: 10.19303/j.issn.1008-0384.2020.06.003

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LI Q S, LI J J, YE J H, et al. Crop-yields of Maize and Legume under Intercropping Cultivation [J]. Fujian Journal of Agricultural Sciences，2020，35（6）：582−590 doi: 10.19303/j.issn.1008-0384.2020.06.003

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Crop-yields of Maize and Legume under Intercropping Cultivation

doi: 10.19303/j.issn.1008-0384.2020.06.003

LI Qisong^{1, 2
,},
LI Jiajun¹,
YE Jianghua^{1, 2},
LUO Xiaomian²,
LIN Wenxiong^{2
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,}

1.
College of Tea and Food Science, Wuyi University, Wuyishan, Fujian　354300, China
2.
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring/College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian　350002, China

Received Date: 2019-08-16
Rev Recd Date: 2020-01-29
Publish Date: 2020-08-10

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Objective To clarify the effects of different interaction factors (aboveground interaction, root competition, soil environment improvement) on crop-yields under maize and legumes intercropping systems. Method Maize/soybean and maize/peanut were intercropped with no separation, with a net-barrier or with a physical barrier to completely separate the involved maize and legume plants. In addition, maize, soybean, and peanut were also planted as monocrop at the testing fields for comparison. Interspecies competition or synergy, such as the aboveground plant interactions and underground root competition, and soil improvements induced by the treatments on crop-yields of the two systems were analyzed. Result Intercropping maize and legume plants increased the combined crop-yield over the monocropping, despite the treatment differences. In an intercropping system, maize was most competitive of the 3 crops with respect to the aboveground growth, while peanut the least. The maize yield under the maize/soybean system increased with a contribution rate of 15.83% by the aboveground interactions, and 15.98% under the maize/peanut cultivation. The peanut yield, meanwhile, was suppressed by 11.42% when intercropped with maize. In contrast to the aboveground plant interactions, the root competition exerted negative effects on the yields of both species under the maize/soybean system that resulted in a reduction of 2.87% on maize, 5.35% on soybean, and 4.52% on total yield. For the intercropped maize and peanut plants, the root competition raised the maize yield by 5.88% and 0.8% on the combined yield. The intercropping improved soil conditions that facilitated crop-yield and production stability in both systems. Conclusion The morphology and physiology of the maize, soybean, and peanut plants appeared to cause the variations on the effects on crop-yield by the intercropping. Meanwhile, the soil eco-system was improved by the practice contributing significantly to the yield and production stability. A quantified relationship between intercropping and crop-yield as illustrated by this study could be applied to optimize other agricultural planning and management as well.
- maize,
- soybean,
- peanut,
- intercropping,
- interspecific competition,
- yield contribution rate

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