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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (15): 15-22.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2023-0870

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Effects of Different Field Configurations of Soybean and Maize Strip Intercropping on Agronomic Traits and Yield of Soybean

HE Haochen1(), WEI Xinru1, YANG Wujie2, ZHOU Chang'an1, WANG Yanling3, WANG Mei4, YAO Yuan2, YANG Jiutao2, LI Mingli2, HAN Qian5, LIU Xin1()   

  1. 1 Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018
    2 Shandong Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jinan 250013
    3 Tengzhou Agriculture and Rural Bureau, Zaozhuang, Shandong 277599
    4 Feicheng Agriculture and Rural Bureau, Tai'an, Shandong 271600
    5 Feicheng Meteorological Bureau, Tai'an, Shandong 271699
  • Received:2023-12-22 Revised:2024-03-18 Online:2025-05-25 Published:2025-05-29

Abstract:

In the banded compound planting pattern of soybean and maize, choosing the suitable field configuration is crucial to improve the soybean yield. In order to further explore the reasonable field configuration of soybean and maize, four types of configurations are set, namely 2M2S, 2M4S, 2M6S, 3M4S (M for corn and S for soybean). Using monoculture soybean (SS) and monoculture corn (SM) as controls, intercropping soybean yield, dry matter accumulation and distribution, and plant morphology were studied. The results showed that the yield of each corn was SM > 2M2S > 2M4S > 3M4S > 2M6S. The yield of intercropping corn was 3.22%-20.23% lower than that of single planting corn. The yield of intercropping soybean was 40.18%-60.5% lower than that of single cropping soybean. The yield of soybean in each configuration from high to low was SS > 2M6S > 2M4S > 3M4S > 2M2S. The yield of soybean in 2M6S configuration increased by 18.88%-51.47% compared with other intercropping configurations. In each intercropping configuration, with the increase of soybean rows, soybean SPAD, leaf area index (LAI) and stem thickness all increased, and the plant height decreased. The leaf SPAD content of 2M6S soybean increased by 0.55% to 7.63% compared with other intercropping configurations. The soybean leaf area index (LAI) of the 2M6S configuration was 9.02%-69.59% higher than that of other intercropping configurations. The soybean stem thickness of the 2M6S configuration was 4.76% to 23.94% higher than that of other intercropping configurations. Compared with monoculture soybean, the plant height increased by 17.52% to 37.50%, and the height of soybean strain in 2M2S configuration was higher than that in other intercropping configurations. The quantitative results of soybean agronomic traits and yields under different configurations of banded compound planting of soybean and maize can provide a basis for screening configurations.

Key words: soybean, corn, compound planting, field configuration, agronomic traits, soybean-maize strip intercropping, yield, dry matter accumulation and partitioning, plant morphology