Combined application of biochar and halophyte intercropping enhances cucumber yield and quality by ameliorating soil properties in a continuous cropping system.

ABSTRACT: Biochar amendment and halophyte intercropping are viable strategies for alleviating soil degradation in greenhouse systems, specifically the secondary salinization and autotoxicity induced by continuous cropping. Nevertheless, the potential synergistic effects of combining these practices remain poorly understood. This study investigated their synergistic effects on soil properties, microbial communities, and cucumber performance. A pot experiment was conducted with the following treatments: soil without amendment (CK), biochar (B), Paspalum vaginatum intercropping (S), and biochar combined with Paspalum vaginatum intercropping. The results showed that BS treatment led to the highest increases in soil organic carbon content, pH, total nitrogen content, available phosphorus co

SUBMITTER: Shen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12675486 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature