Technical optimization of soybean-maize intercropping pattern in cold and arid region of northeast China
[Objective]To explore a soybean-maize intercropping pattern suitable for the ecological conditions in the cold and arid regions of northeast China.[Methods]A one-way random block design was used to set up six treatments:2∶2 pattern(BO-S2∶M2),4∶4 pattern(BO-S4∶M4),4∶2 pattern(BO-S4∶M2)and 6∶4 pattern(BO-S6∶M4)of soybean-maize row ratio before optimization,and 6∶2 mode(AO-S2∶M2)and 4∶4 mode(AO-S4∶M4)after optimization,monoculture corn,monoculture soybeanwere used as control.The fertility process of each intercropping pattern land equivalent ratio,net effect,compensating effect,selection effect and economic benefits were analyzed.[Results]Compare with monocropping soybean under intercropping patterns,the growth period of soybean was delayed by 2-3 days compared with that of monoculture soybean.The land equivalent ratio of each intercropping mode was greater than 1,and the crop yield increased by 13%-36%compared with monoculture.The net effect of AO-S2∶M2 pattern was 317.04 kg/hm2,which was significantly higher than that of other patterns(P<0.05).Among the intercropping patterns,the AO-S2∶M2 pattern had the largest compensating effect,which was significantly higher than that of the BO-S2∶M2 pattern(P<0.05).Compared with the pre-optimization period,the AO-S2∶M2 pattern selection effect increased by 46.90%.Compared with monoculture maize,AO-S2∶M2 and AO-S4∶M4 increased by 38.16 and 9.33 yuan/hm2,respectively.Compared with monoculture soybean,all intercropping patterns showed an increase of 53.39-379.74 yuan/hm2.Principal component analysis(PCA)showed that the AO-S2∶M2 pattern had the highest comprehensive score of 2.11,followed by the AO-S4∶M4 pattern(0.62).[Conclusion]The advantages of 2∶2 and 4∶4 intercropping patterns of soybean-maize after optimization of planting technology are prominent,and the intercropping mode of soybean-maize after optimization has the greatest advantage over the 2∶2 intercropping mode,which has more promotion value in cold and arid region of northeast China.
Cold and arid region of northeast ChinaSoybeans-maize intercroppingCultivation patternLand equivalent ratioEconomic benefits