ArticleFrontiers in plant science2024
Maize/soybean intercropping with nitrogen supply levels increases maize yield and nitrogen uptake by influencing the rhizosphere bacterial diversity of soil.
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- Balanced NPK fertilization enhances maize yield and shapes rhizosphere bacterial communities in purple soil: evidence from a ten-year field experiment.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Effects of aerated irrigation and nitrogen fertilization on soil properties and water and nitrogen use efficiency in maize.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Effects of reduced nitrogen on the nifH-harboring soil microbiome in a soybean-maize strip intercropping system.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Impact of the Nitrogen on Nutrient Dynamics in Soybean-Grass Intercropping in a Degraded Pasture Area.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Intercropping Lettuce with Alfalfa Under Variable Nitrate Supply: Effects on Growth Performance and Nutrient Dynamics in a Vertical Hydroponic System.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Fate of Fertilizer Nitrogen in the Field 2 Years After Biochar Application.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of intercropping on soil microbial diversity and community network.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Niche-specific maize microbiomes enhance productivity and nitrogen uptake under intercropping.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Response of soil microbial community diversity and structure to soybean-based intercropping and its effects on yield.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Mechanisms of root exudates and soil microbial responses to nitrogen reduction and companion cropping for tomato yield increase and quality improvement.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Flue-cured tobacco intercropping with insectary floral plants improves rhizosphere soil microbial communities and chemical properties of flue-cured tobacco.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Intercropping practices play a crucial role in enhancing and maintaining the biodiversity and resiliency of agroecosystems, as well as promoting stable and high crop yields. Yet the relationships between soil nitrogen, microbes, and yield in maize cultivated under maize/soybean intercropping systems remain unclear. Methods: To fill that knowledge gap, here we collected maize rhizosphere soil at the staminate stage after 6 consecutive years of maize/soybean intercropping, to investigate how intercropping and nitrogen application rates affected nitrogen utilization by crops and soil microbial community composition and function. We also examined correlations of those responses with yields, to clarify the main ways that yield is enhanced via intercropping and by nitrogenous fertilizer gradient changes generated by different nitrogen application rates. Results: The amount of applied fertilizer was 240 kg N ha Discussion: This study's findings are of key importance to bolster the stability of agro-ecosystems, to guide the scientific rational use of nitrogen fertilizers, and to provide a sound theoretical basis for achieving the optimal management of intensive crop-planting patterns and green sustainable development.
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