Leguminous green manure intercropping changes the soil microbial community and increases soil nutrients and key quality components of tea leaves.

ABSTRACT: Intercropping, a green and sustainable planting pattern, has demonstrated positive effects on plant growth and the soil environment. However, there is currently little research on the influence of intercropping leguminous plants and using them as green manure on the soil environment and tea quality. During the profuse flowering period of Chinese milkvetch, the contents of tea amino acids and soluble sugar in intercropping tea plants with soybean increased by 6.89 and 54.58%. Moreover, there was 27.42% increase in soil ammonium nitrogen and 21.63% increase in available nitrogen. When Chinese milkvetch was returned to soil for 1 month during its profuse flowering period, the soybean and Chinese milkvetch as green manure enhanced tea amino acids and soluble sugar by 9.11 and 33.96%, and soil

SUBMITTER: Duan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10967690 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature