A field experiment was conducted to study the temporal and spatial changes of active organic C and N in the newly cultivated light sierozem soil under fava bean/maize intercropping system at Hong Shipu, in Ningxia Region. The results showed that the contents of soil microbial biomass C and N (SMBC,...

Cotton-based intercropping is a popular agronomic practice in Northwest China that addresses the conflict on planting area between cereals and cotton. However, not sufficient knowledge exists on the yield advantage, nutrient uptake and conversion of cotton-based intercropping. In this paper, the uptake and conversion efficiency of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P)...

The intercropping of wheat and fava bean is widespread in Yunnan province. Strip rust is the main wheat disease in that region. In order to assess wheat nitrogen nutrition and strip rust occurrence, two field experiments were conducted simultaneously at Yuxi and Luliang spots in Yunnan. Three nitrogen (N) fertilization...

Recently, there is some competition on arable areas between planting cotton and food crops in Xinjiang region. An alternative approach is to intercrop cotton and food crops or vegetable crops on the same field simultaneously. The objective of the study was to find out some proper combination of crops and...

The aim of this study was to determine nitrogen use efficiency and reduce environmental pollution caused by excessive use of nitrogen fertilizer in pea-maize intercropping fields in irrigated areas of Hexi Corridor, Gansu Province. To that end, a field experiment was conducted in 2011 to determine the spatial and temporal...

A field experiment was conducted in Hetian to characterize the rhizosphere of wheat and jujube trees intercropping systems. In the maturity of winter wheat and flowering stage of jujube trees, the root samples of sole wheat, sole five-year-old jujube tree and five-year-old jujube tree intercropped with wheat were collected by...