title: [Ecological effects of intercrops in comprehensive management patterns of hilly area plum orchard].
abstract: The study on the ecological effects of intercrops in four cropping patterns showed that with the increase of multiple cropping, the annual increase of soil organic matter, total N, total P and total K was 5% - 20%, 7% - 40%, 8% - 70% and 15% - 80%, respectively. Potato-soybean had the best benefit in soil and water conservation, followed by cole-peanut, potato-watermelon, and wheat. Compared with control, the average soil erosion module and runoff amount of 4 patterns were decreased by 44.19%, 39.55%, 38.24% and 37.56%, and 22.40%, 9.28%, 24.11% and 21.16%, respectively. Cole-peanut had the highest biomass, being averaged 100 276 kg . hm(-2) annually, and the second was potato-watermelon, with an average of 73 692 kg x hm(-2). Potato-watermelon had the highest productivity, which averaged 37 565 kg x hm(-2) annually, and the second was potato-soybean, averaged 25 934 kg x hm(-2). The efficiency of energy input was in order of cole-peanut, potato-watermelon, potato-soybean, and wheat, and the value was 2.96, 2.08, 2.01 and 0.96, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Ecological effects of intercrops in comprehensive management patterns of hilly area plum orchard. zh.t123@163.com
authors.forename: Tie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xianpeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D017753:Ecosystem; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis; D027861:Prunus / Q000254:growth & development*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000254:growth & development*; D013025:Glycine max / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen; D011188:Potassium