Tobacco intercropping enhances soil fertility by improving synergic interactions between soil physicochemical and microbial properties.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intercropping tobacco with other crops has been shown to upregulate soil health by fostering synergistic interactions between physicochemical and microbial properties. This study aims to evaluate the impact of intercropping on physicochemical attributes, rhizospheric microbial community, and functional dynamics of soil cultivated with tobacco plants.

Methods

A field experiment was comprised with five treatments, such as tobacco monoculture (TT), soybean monoculture (SS), maize monoculture (MM), tobacco-soybean intercropping (TS), and tobacco-maize intercropping (TM). Soil nutrients observed, while bacterial and fungal community profiles were assessed through high-throughput sequencing targeting the 16S rDNA and ITS hypervariable regions. Microbial interactions a

SUBMITTER: Gu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12436390 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature