Abstract
Abstract Continuous cropping obstacle is prevalent for protected cultivated cucumber in China. Intercropping garlic may effectively relieve this obstacle due to its allelopathic and antimicrobial effects. A two-growing season investigation was carried out during autumn 2009 to spring 2010 in plastic tunnel to determine the effects of intercropped garlic and green garlic on the overall growth of cucumber and soil biological properties. Results showed that green garlic exhibited the inhibitory effect on the growth of cucumber in spring cultivation 2010. Garlic–cucumber intercropping system increased yield of cucumber differently depending on garlic cultivars, with only cv. G005 showing significant increase (13.4%). Intercropping systems were evaluated as a greater net benefit system as compared to monoculture cultivation. Populations of soil bacteria and actinomyces were stimulated, while fungi were inhibited under intercropping system. Activities of soil invertase, urease, and alkaline phosphatase were encouraged under intercropping system in spring cultivation 2010 compared with monoculture. The promotion effect of intercropped garlic on urease and alkaline phosphatase maintained till garlic harvest. These results suggest that intercropping system can improve soil biology environment and alleviate continuous cropping obstacle of cucumber at different levels.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Green garlic inhibited cucumber growth in spring 2010.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse0 - Treatment
- green garlice0
- Outcome
- growth of cucumbere0
- Direction
- inhibitory effecte0
- Setting
- spring cultivation 2010e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results showed that green garlic exhibited the inhibitory effect on the growth of cucumber in spring cultivation 2010.”
Claim · model-written summary
Garlic cultivar G005 intercropping significantly increased cucumber yield by 13.4%.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Material
- cv. G005e0
- Treatment
- Garlic–cucumber intercropping systeme0
- Outcome
- yield of cucumbere0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 13.4%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Garlic–cucumber intercropping system increased yield of cucumber differently depending on garlic cultivars, with only cv. G005 showing significant increase (13.4%).”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping systems had greater net benefit than monoculture.
- Treatment
- Intercropping systemse0
- Outcome
- net benefite0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Comparator
- monoculture cultivatione0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“Intercropping systems were evaluated as a greater net benefit system as compared to monoculture cultivation.”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping stimulated soil bacteria and actinomyces populations.
- Taxon
- soil bacteria and actinomycese0
- Treatment
- intercropping systeme0
- Outcome
- Populations of soil bacteria and actinomycese0
- Direction
- stimulatede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Populations of soil bacteria and actinomyces were stimulated, while fungi were inhibited under intercropping system.”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping inhibited soil fungal populations.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Populations of soil bacteria and actinomyces were stimulated, while fungi were inhibited under intercropping system.”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping encouraged soil invertase, urease, and alkaline phosphatase activities in spring 2010.
- Treatment
- intercropping systeme0
- Outcome
- Activities of soil invertase, urease, and alkaline phosphatasee0
- Direction
- encouragede0
- Comparator
- monoculturee0
- Setting
- spring cultivation 2010e0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“Activities of soil invertase, urease, and alkaline phosphatase were encouraged under intercropping system in spring cultivation 2010 compared with monoculture.”
Claim · model-written summary
The promotion of soil urease and alkaline phosphatase persisted until garlic harvest.
- Outcome
- promotion effect of intercropped garlic on urease and alkaline phosphatasee0
- Qualifier
- till garlic harveste0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“The promotion effect of intercropped garlic on urease and alkaline phosphatase maintained till garlic harvest.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude intercropping can improve soil biology and alleviate cucumber continuous cropping obstacles.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- intercropping systeme0
- Outcome
- alleviate continuous cropping obstacle of cucumbere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“These results suggest that intercropping system can improve soil biology environment and alleviate continuous cropping obstacle of cucumber at different levels.”
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