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Intercropping System and Biofertilizers as Complementary Strategies for Increasing the Efficiency of a Sustainable Cabbage, and lettuce Farming System

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Horticulture

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to maximize productivity per unit area for cabbage and lettuce crops using the intercropping system and increase its efficiency with biofertilizers. The study compared a monocropping with an intercropping system in combination with bio-fertilization to improve growth, yield, soil efficiency, water efficiency, and reduce chemical residual impacts on the soil. In the two winter, seasons of 2019 and 2020, three fertilizer treatments,100% recommended mineral fertilization (RMF), arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), and mixed treatment (AMF and 50% RMF) were conducted in monocropping and intercropping systems for cabbage and lettuce. The experiments were done in a factorial randomized complete block designed. The results revealed no significant differences between mono and intercropped systems for most horticultural traits in two seasons, except for the head length and diameter of cabbage that were affected by the intercropping system. The mixed treatment supported the intercropping system to outperform all treatments. The mixed treatment recorded the highest horticultural parameter values and the most improvement of mineral uptake, potential of hydrogen (pH), total dissolved solids (TDS), and enzyme activities in plants and soil, as well as an economical use efficiency for yield, water, and soil. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the intercropping system with biofertilizers in producing a high yield of crops while also preserving biological balance of soil, particularly in light of agricultural area fragmentation and climate change challenges.

DOI

10.21608/sjas.2022.173211.1259

Keywords

arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi, dehydrogenase, Phosphatase, Nitrogenase Peroxidase, catalase

Authors

First Name

Eman

Last Name

EL-Remaly

MiddleName

Bassuny

Affiliation

Cross-Pollinated Vegetables Research Department, Horticultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt.

Email

emanelrmaly@arc.sci.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-8875-9876

First Name

Khadiga

Last Name

ElGabry

MiddleName

I. M.

Affiliation

The Agricultural Microbiology Research Department, Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619, Egypt

Email

khadigagabry@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-6471-2512

First Name

Hanan

Last Name

Mostafa

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Land and Water Economic Research Department, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, 12619, Egypt

Email

hanan_statistic@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-8847-5785

Volume

4

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

37959

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-11-06

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Page Start

50

Page End

70

Print ISSN

2535-1796

Online ISSN

2535-180X

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https://sjas.journals.ekb.eg/article_277351.html

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4

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Original Article

Type Code

916

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Scientific Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Publication Link

https://sjas.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Intercropping System and Biofertilizers as Complementary Strategies for Increasing the Efficiency of a Sustainable Cabbage, and lettuce Farming System

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Created At

22 Jan 2023