Intercropping of tobacco and maize at seedling stage promotes crop growth through manipulating rhizosphere microenvironment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Changes in the rhizosphere microbiome and metabolites resulting from crop intercropping can significantly enhance crop growth. While there has been an increasing number of studies on various crop combinations, research on the intercropping of tobacco and maize at seedling stage remains limited.

Methods

This study is the first to explore rhizosphere effects of intercropping between tobacco and maize seedling stages, we analyzed the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium nutrients in the soil, and revealed the important effects on soil microbial community composition and metabolite profiles, thereby regulating crop growth and improving soil balance.

Results and discussion

Compared with mono-cropping, intercropping increased the biomass of the two crops and prom

SUBMITTER: Ma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11496092 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature