Soybean green manure intercropping improves citrus quality by improving soil quality and altering microbial communities.

This study demonstrated that citrus fruit quality was predominantly influenced by intercropping duration (years), key soil properties (pH and available potassium, AK), and specific soil microbial taxa ( Ascomycota , Acidobacteriota , and Proteobacteria ), exhibiting highly significant strong correlations (| ρ | ≥ 0.8, p < 0.01). 4 Discussion Cropping systems significantly influence orchard soil ecosystems by altering physical characteristics, chemical properties, and microbial communities—factors critically determining crop performance and quality ( Wang T. et al., 2022 ; Li C. et al., 2023 ; Duan et al., 2024 ).

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