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Table 6 Contents of soil N, P, and K in peanut and cotton strips of different cropping systems

From: Peanut and cotton intercropping increases productivity and economic returns through regulating plant nutrient accumulation and soil microbial communities

Position

Treatment

Peanut strip N

(mg kg− 1)

Cotton strip N

(mg kg− 1)

Peanut strip P

(mg kg− 1)

Cotton strip P

(mg kg− 1)

Peanut strip K

(mg kg− 1)

Cotton strip K

(mg kg− 1)

PingDu

MP

40.16c

–

15.27b

–

250.16d

–

MC

–

43.78c

–

16.73b

–

201.98c

IC

50.24b

51.63a

19.66a

19.66a

324.15a

300.11a

NC

51.63a

46.81b

18.56a

17.60b

283.35b

181.73d

SC

35.46d

34.51d

13.24c

13.52c

261.74c

283.17b

GaoTang

MP

45.63c

–

18.94b

–

445.97b

–

MC

–

52.41c

–

15.10c

–

330.00d

IC

53.11a

57.86a

21.97a

19.97b

403.45c

432.71a

NC

47.35b

56.43b

17.24c

21.31a

506.31a

425.31b

SC

43.44d

43.14d

15.23d

15.02c

253.47d

345.14c

LiJin

MP

25.02c

–

16.54c

–

323.67d

–

MC

–

25.37b

–

11.86c

–

184.97d

IC

31.23a

31.44a

29.41a

29.41a

473.65a

473.91a

NC

29.61b

30.69a

24.96b

18.83b

438.68b

211.12c

SC

25.71bc

21.31c

16.15c

11.15c

381.41c

351.43b

  1. Means denoted by different letters within the same column of the same position indicate significant differences according to Tukey’s test (P < 0.05); MP: monocropping of peanut; MC: monocropping of cotton; IC: intercropping of peanut and cotton without barriers; NC: intercropping of peanut/cotton with 100 μm nylon mesh barrier; SC: intercropping of peanut/cotton with solid barrier