Evaluation of Essential Oil Yield and Ecological Indices in the Intercropping of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus

AbstractBackground and Objectives :In order to using sustainable agricultural methods and entering new species for increasing biodiversity, a field experiment performed to evaluate the effect of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with application of biofertilizer on the essentia...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mostafa Amani Machiani, Abdollah Javanmard, Ali Ostadi, Mohammad Reza Morshedloo
Formato: article
Lenguaje:FA
Publicado: University of Tabriz 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/da686b4e5cea49b9ae74195c5bc28478
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:da686b4e5cea49b9ae74195c5bc28478
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:da686b4e5cea49b9ae74195c5bc284782021-11-27T07:10:38ZEvaluation of Essential Oil Yield and Ecological Indices in the Intercropping of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus2476-43102476-432910.22034/saps.2021.13687https://doaj.org/article/da686b4e5cea49b9ae74195c5bc284782021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://sustainagriculture.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_13687_40335a2ea709c85f8041df992f5d1282.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2476-4310https://doaj.org/toc/2476-4329AbstractBackground and Objectives :In order to using sustainable agricultural methods and entering new species for increasing biodiversity, a field experiment performed to evaluate the effect of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with application of biofertilizer on the essential oil productivity, essential oil yield and ecological indices. Material and Methods:  A field experiment was carried out as split split plot based on the randomized complete blocks design (RCBD) with 12 treatments and three replication at the faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh during 2019 growing season. The main factor was different planting patterns including thyme sole culture, soybean sole culture, intercropping of one row soybean+ one row thyme (1:1) and intercropping of two rows of soybean+ one row thyme (2:1). The sub plot and sub- sub plot factor were inoculation and non-inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and harvest time (first harvest and second harvest), respectively. Results: The results demonstrated that the highest dry yield of thyme (634.5 g.m-2) was achieved in the sole culture of plants with application of AMF. Also, the highest essential oil yield of thyme (9.45 g.m-2) was observed in the first harvest and intercropping ratio of 1:1. In addition, the essential oil yield and essential oil yield of thyme with AMF inoculation increased by 30.86 and 11.95% compared with control. Moreover, the highest ecological indices (LER, AHER, ATER and LUE) and monetary indices (IA, MAI and SPI) were achieved in the intercropping ratio of 1:1 with AMF application. Conclusion: The intercropping ratio of 1 row soybean+ 1 row thyme along with biofertilizer could be suggested to farmers for enhancing economic income and land use efficiency.Mostafa Amani MachianiAbdollah JavanmardAli OstadiMohammad Reza MorshedlooUniversity of Tabrizarticlebio-fertilizercropping patternsustainable agriculturesystem productivity indexseed yieldAgriculture (General)S1-972Plant cultureSB1-1110FAJournal of Agricultural Science and Sustainable Production, Vol 31, Iss 3, Pp 31-50 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language FA
topic bio-fertilizer
cropping pattern
sustainable agriculture
system productivity index
seed yield
Agriculture (General)
S1-972
Plant culture
SB1-1110
spellingShingle bio-fertilizer
cropping pattern
sustainable agriculture
system productivity index
seed yield
Agriculture (General)
S1-972
Plant culture
SB1-1110
Mostafa Amani Machiani
Abdollah Javanmard
Ali Ostadi
Mohammad Reza Morshedloo
Evaluation of Essential Oil Yield and Ecological Indices in the Intercropping of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus
description AbstractBackground and Objectives :In order to using sustainable agricultural methods and entering new species for increasing biodiversity, a field experiment performed to evaluate the effect of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with application of biofertilizer on the essential oil productivity, essential oil yield and ecological indices. Material and Methods:  A field experiment was carried out as split split plot based on the randomized complete blocks design (RCBD) with 12 treatments and three replication at the faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh during 2019 growing season. The main factor was different planting patterns including thyme sole culture, soybean sole culture, intercropping of one row soybean+ one row thyme (1:1) and intercropping of two rows of soybean+ one row thyme (2:1). The sub plot and sub- sub plot factor were inoculation and non-inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and harvest time (first harvest and second harvest), respectively. Results: The results demonstrated that the highest dry yield of thyme (634.5 g.m-2) was achieved in the sole culture of plants with application of AMF. Also, the highest essential oil yield of thyme (9.45 g.m-2) was observed in the first harvest and intercropping ratio of 1:1. In addition, the essential oil yield and essential oil yield of thyme with AMF inoculation increased by 30.86 and 11.95% compared with control. Moreover, the highest ecological indices (LER, AHER, ATER and LUE) and monetary indices (IA, MAI and SPI) were achieved in the intercropping ratio of 1:1 with AMF application. Conclusion: The intercropping ratio of 1 row soybean+ 1 row thyme along with biofertilizer could be suggested to farmers for enhancing economic income and land use efficiency.
format article
author Mostafa Amani Machiani
Abdollah Javanmard
Ali Ostadi
Mohammad Reza Morshedloo
author_facet Mostafa Amani Machiani
Abdollah Javanmard
Ali Ostadi
Mohammad Reza Morshedloo
author_sort Mostafa Amani Machiani
title Evaluation of Essential Oil Yield and Ecological Indices in the Intercropping of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus
title_short Evaluation of Essential Oil Yield and Ecological Indices in the Intercropping of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus
title_full Evaluation of Essential Oil Yield and Ecological Indices in the Intercropping of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus
title_fullStr Evaluation of Essential Oil Yield and Ecological Indices in the Intercropping of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Essential Oil Yield and Ecological Indices in the Intercropping of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) with Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus
title_sort evaluation of essential oil yield and ecological indices in the intercropping of thyme (thymus vulgaris l.) and soybean (glycine max l.) with application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus
publisher University of Tabriz
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/da686b4e5cea49b9ae74195c5bc28478
work_keys_str_mv AT mostafaamanimachiani evaluationofessentialoilyieldandecologicalindicesintheintercroppingofthymethymusvulgarislandsoybeanglycinemaxlwithapplicationofarbuscularmycorrhizalfungus
AT abdollahjavanmard evaluationofessentialoilyieldandecologicalindicesintheintercroppingofthymethymusvulgarislandsoybeanglycinemaxlwithapplicationofarbuscularmycorrhizalfungus
AT aliostadi evaluationofessentialoilyieldandecologicalindicesintheintercroppingofthymethymusvulgarislandsoybeanglycinemaxlwithapplicationofarbuscularmycorrhizalfungus
AT mohammadrezamorshedloo evaluationofessentialoilyieldandecologicalindicesintheintercroppingofthymethymusvulgarislandsoybeanglycinemaxlwithapplicationofarbuscularmycorrhizalfungus
_version_ 1718409196778553344