In dryland agroecosystems, intercropping fruit trees with legumes is often an important option for maintaining and improving soil N quality and fertility. The relationships of fine root length density (FRLD), soil water content (SWC), and soil NO3−-N content (SNC) in agroforestry systems is essential for optimal orchard management. Our objective was to understand the temporal and spatial dynamics of FRLD, SWC, and SNC in an apple–soybean intercropping system and competition between species for ecological niches. We established an orchard with soybean and apple, including monoculture apple (MA), monoculture soybean (MS), and apple–soybean intercrop (AS) treatments. We collected data on the distribution of FRLD, SWC, SNC, and productivity und...
Abstract Cereal/legume intercropping is becoming a popular production strategy for higher crop yield...
Groundcover management systems (GMSs) are essential in fruit production to achieve and sustain orcha...
Soil C/N ratio is an important influencing factor in soil nitrogen cycling. Two-year old apple trees...
To provide a scientific basis and technical support for agroforestry management practices, such as i...
In arid and semi-arid areas, interspecific below-ground competition is prominent in agroforestry sys...
<div><p>Agroforestry has been widely practiced in the Loess Plateau region of China because of its p...
Uneven soil moisture and nutrient distribution before and after intercropping limits apple cropping ...
Agroforestry has been widely practiced in the Loess Plateau region of China because of its prominent...
In this study, a typical apple–soybean intercropping system was used to analyze the effects of diffe...
Intercropping maize and soybean is renowned for improving crop production and resource use efficienc...
Improving water use efficiency (WUE) and soil fertility is relevant for apple production in drylands...
Soil fertility and orchard biodiversity (including soil biodiversity) increase, and nutrients are be...
The relationship between transpiration and root distribution under different spatial arrangements of...
Weed management in orchard may affect apple tree nutritional status and yield, N flow and other so...
The number of mixed cropland—apple orchard system has gradually increased in the Changwu Table...
Abstract Cereal/legume intercropping is becoming a popular production strategy for higher crop yield...
Groundcover management systems (GMSs) are essential in fruit production to achieve and sustain orcha...
Soil C/N ratio is an important influencing factor in soil nitrogen cycling. Two-year old apple trees...
To provide a scientific basis and technical support for agroforestry management practices, such as i...
In arid and semi-arid areas, interspecific below-ground competition is prominent in agroforestry sys...
<div><p>Agroforestry has been widely practiced in the Loess Plateau region of China because of its p...
Uneven soil moisture and nutrient distribution before and after intercropping limits apple cropping ...
Agroforestry has been widely practiced in the Loess Plateau region of China because of its prominent...
In this study, a typical apple–soybean intercropping system was used to analyze the effects of diffe...
Intercropping maize and soybean is renowned for improving crop production and resource use efficienc...
Improving water use efficiency (WUE) and soil fertility is relevant for apple production in drylands...
Soil fertility and orchard biodiversity (including soil biodiversity) increase, and nutrients are be...
The relationship between transpiration and root distribution under different spatial arrangements of...
Weed management in orchard may affect apple tree nutritional status and yield, N flow and other so...
The number of mixed cropland—apple orchard system has gradually increased in the Changwu Table...
Abstract Cereal/legume intercropping is becoming a popular production strategy for higher crop yield...
Groundcover management systems (GMSs) are essential in fruit production to achieve and sustain orcha...
Soil C/N ratio is an important influencing factor in soil nitrogen cycling. Two-year old apple trees...