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Effects of intercrop** with Atractylodes lancea and application of bio-organic fertiliser on soil invertebrates, disease control and peanut productivity in continuous peanut crop** field in subtropical China

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The consecutive monoculturing of peanut seriously affects its yield and quality in the red soil regions of southern China. Different control measures for consecutively monocultured peanut fields should be explored to ensure the sustainable development of the local peanut industry. In this study, the influence of two different regimes, the intercrop** of peanut with Atractylodes lancea and the furrow application of bio-organic fertiliser (BOF), on the community composition of soil invertebrates, the severity of peanut disease and peanut productivity was evaluated in an upland region where peanut had been monocrop** for 5 years. We found that intercrop** with A. lancea and the furrow application of BOF significantly changed the community composition of soil invertebrates and increased their biodiversity, as estimated by the Shannon and Simpson indices. Intercrop** with A. lancea significantly reduced the proportion of Collembola, such as Tullbergia, Onychiurus, Folsomia and Folsomina, while the furrow application of BOF significantly increased the abundance of Collembola, such as Isotomidae compared with conventional monoculture. The intercrop** significantly increased the proportion of Acarina, such as Mesostigmata and Oribatida, whereas the furrow application of BOF did not increase this proportion compared to conventional monoculture. The intercrop** and application of BOF significantly reduced the dam**-off in seedling and root rot disease at the maturation stage and increased peanut yield. The leaf spot disease of peanut was significantly suppressed by the intercrop** but not by the application of BOF. The results of the study suggested that the intercrop** of peanut with A. lancea and the furrow application of BOF could effectively relieve the problems associated with consecutive monoculture of peanut in the red soil regions of southern China.

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This research was jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41201281, 41371290), the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the public interest, China (No. 201203050), the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSASIP1107), and the Jiangsu Province Science Foundation for Youths (BK2012498).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nan**g, 210008, China

    **ao-gang Li, **ng-xiang Wang, Tao-lin Zhang & Chang-feng Ding

  2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Science, Nan**g Normal University, Nan**g, 210046, China

    Chuan-chao Dai, **ng-guang **e & Hong-wei Wang

  3. Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Research of Red Soil, Experimental Station of Red Soil, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yingtan, 335211, China

    **ng-xiang Wang

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