Intercropping Maize and Soybean Promotes Specialized Soil Microbial Communities and Boosts Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in a Semi-Arid Agroecosystem
The specific objectives of this study are: (i) to investigate how MS and MP strip intercropping systems alter microbial community structure, diversity, and functional attributes compared to monoculture of maize (M), soybean (S), and peanut (P). (ii) to assess how soil physicochemical properties influence microbial network complexity and functional stability under strip intercropping.