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Table 7 Contents of N, P, and K of various organs in different cropping systems

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

Position

Organ

Treatment

N

P

K

Peanut N

(mg kg−1)

Cotton N

(mg kg−1)

Peanut P

(mg kg−1)

Cotton P

(mg kg−1)

Peanut K

(mg kg− 1)

Cotton K

(mg kg− 1)

PingDu

Stem+Leaf

MP

44.70a

–

41.87b

–

228.02c

–

MC

–

46.21b

–

54.43b

–

238.39d

IC

43.61a

49.03a

41.23b

57.32a

260.59b

274.00a

NC

43.52a

49.87a

44.75a

56.54a

274.97a

267.30b

SC

43.71a

46.21b

40.70b

56.65a

214.69d

251.97c

Pod/Bud

MP

32.12c

–

44.44b

–

147.57c

–

MC

–

39.09b

–

85.31d

–

201.54d

IC

47.9a

44.64a

60.36a

106.27a

178.05a

228.56a

NC

36.4b

45.07a

45.34b

104..64b

165.09b

205.65c

SC

32.2c

43.03c

39.37c

101.47c

143.04d

207.32b

GaoTang

Stem+Leaf

MP

30.91ab

–

41.17b

–

279.05c

–

MC

–

37.31a

–

37.09b

–

233.58d

IC

30.26b

35.46b

49.61a

38.16ab

284.50b

253.91b

NC

31.61a

36.81a

49.08a

39.23a

288.97a

251.47c

SC

29.93b

36.43b

37.91c

37.80b

271.64d

270.70a

Pod/Bud

MP

42.44b

–

40.96c

–

66.81c

–

MC

–

38.96c

–

39.14c

–

134.82c

IC

46.47a

40.12b

43.04b

43.60a

72.45a

167.41a

NC

47.87a

41.78a

44.50a

42.35b

68.73b

139.83b

SC

41.13c

41.33a

33.06d

39.71c

65.46d

133.12d

LiJin

Stem+Leaf

MP

35.53b

–

50.28b

–

223.36c

–

MC

–

42.81b

–

52.53c

–

249.87d

IC

35.41b

42.93b

52.52a

56.60a

228.07b

342.51b

NC

36.88a

45.96a

51.19b

56.76a

235.87a

353.30a

SC

33.63c

38.71c

48.61c

55.27b

220.91d

309.16c

Pod/Bud

MP

38.30b

–

39.67b

–

100.38c

–

MC

–

45.13a

–

49.27d

–

162.13d

IC

39.61a

45.16a

43.09a

61.70a

103.87a

259.40b

NC

40.72a

33.45c

43.62a

55.02b

102.31b

268.68a

SC

38.27b

42.62b

37.38c

51.34c

99.46c

257.25c

  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