Intercropping With Green Manure Regulates Microbial Community Structure and Improves Tea Quality by Changing Soil Available Nutrients Under Organic Management

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ID21649215
AuthorsBiao Wang (0000-0002-8655-6258, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology China Agricultural University Beijing China), Xinhui Huang (0009-0004-1494-0543, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology China Agricultural University Beijing China), Jianfeng Chen (0000-0002-7281-7138, Agricultural Environment and Resources Institute Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences Kunming China), Libo Fu (Agricultural Environment and Resources Institute Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences Kunming China), Yuanquan Chen (0000-0001-6947-1319, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology China Agricultural University Beijing China), Wangsheng Gao (College of Agronomy and Biotechnology China Agricultural University Beijing China, corresponding author), Peng Sui (0000-0002-8643-4744, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology China Agricultural University Beijing China, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume36
Issue4
Pages1384-1397
Publication date2025-02-28
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLand Degradation and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1085-3278 • E-ISSN: 1099-145X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ldr.5437
OpenAlexW4405655517
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited62

Intercropping with green manure is recognized as a sustainable and ecological agricultural practice that regulates soil microbial activity and promotes plant growth. Despite its potential benefits, the impact of tea plants intercropping green manure on organic plantations remains largely unexplored. This study primarily evaluated the effects of intercropping summer green manure and winter green manure (TSR: tea intercropping soybean + ryegrass; TMR: tea intercropping mung bean + radish; TSC: tea intercropping soybean + common vetch; TM: tea plant monoculture, consider as control) on soil microbial community composition, tea quality, and bacterial function in an organic tea plantation. Relative to TM, TMR improved soil physical structure by decreasing the soil penetration resistance and bulk density by 30.4% and 9.30% ( p Bradyrhizobium and Clostridium_beijerinckii , which were mediated by soil available potassium. The content of amino acids in tea leaves was increased by 20.2% under TMR. The partial least squares path model further revealed that intercropping with green manure improved tea quality by decreasing soil penetration resistance and increasing soil available phosphorus. Overall, intercropping with green manure can effectively reshape the microbial community and improve tea quality by affecting the soil environment, underscoring the importance of adopting intercropping strategies in organic plantations

Agroforestry · Agronomy · Biology · Green manure · Intercropping · Manure · Nutrient · Nutrient Management · Soil nutrients · Soil Quality · Soil water · Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems · Environmental Science · Ecology · Soil Science

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