Quinoa-Peanut Relay Intercropping Promotes Peanut Productivity Through the Temporal Optimization of Soil Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Community Composition in Saline Soil.

ABSTRACT: Peanut productivity is severely restricted by soil salinization and associated nutrient deficiency in saline soil. The quinoa-peanut relay intercrop pattern (IP) is a promising planting system that utilizes the biological advantages of quinoa to improve soil ecological functions and productivity. However, the effects of IP on soil physicochemical and biological properties and the yield formation of the combined peanut crop are still unclear. Two-year field experiments in coastal saline soil were conducted to explore the effects of IP on peanut growth and pod yield, soil physicochemical properties, and microbial community characterization at different growth stages of peanut based on the traditional monocrop pattern (MP). The results show that IP promoted peanut pod yield, although there wa

SUBMITTER: Liang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12298141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature