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1- Payame Noor University, Iran , mr_naghavi@pnu.ac.ir
2- Payame Noor University, Iran
2- Payame Noor University, Iran
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Background and Objective: The use of organic fertilizers, in addition to reducing the use of chemical fertilizers, can also play an important role in environmental health. It is important to investigating the various ecological and economic aspects of intercropping plants using different fertilizers. This experiment was conducted to compare the agronomic and economic characteristics of pure and mixed cropping patterns of garlic and fenugreek under organic and chemical nutrition conditions.
Methods: This experiment was conducted out as a split-plot based on randomized complete blocks design with three replications at Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture of Shirvan, Iran, during 2021-22 growing season. The main factor was the control, chemical fertilizer and compost, and the secondary factor included pure cultivation of garlic and fenugreek, mixed cultivation of 25% garlic with 75% fenugreek, 50% garlic with 50% fenugreek, and 75% garlic with 75% fenugreek.
Results: The use of compost fertilizer resulted in the highest percentage of essential oil in garlic and fenugreek (2.53%) and (1.19%), respectively, and plants that did not receive fertilizer showed the lowest percentage of essential oil in garlic and fenugreek with amounts of 1.99% and 0.89%, respectively. Plants fed with compost and chemical fertilizers under pure cultivation conditions had the highest dry forage yield, biological yield, and grain yield. On the other hand, the highest economic benefit was obtained from the intercropping pattern, so that the highest economic benefit belonged to the intercropping treatment of 75% garlic and 25% fenugreek (F3C5) under compost fertilization conditions.
Conclusion:
The results of this study showed the agronomic and economic advantages of intercropping pattern over monocropping and organic nutrition system over chemical in garlic and fenugreek cultivation. Overall, implementing intercropping system with ratios of 75% garlic with 25% fenugreek and 50% garlic with 50% fenugreek with fertilization was more suitable.
Methods: This experiment was conducted out as a split-plot based on randomized complete blocks design with three replications at Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture of Shirvan, Iran, during 2021-22 growing season. The main factor was the control, chemical fertilizer and compost, and the secondary factor included pure cultivation of garlic and fenugreek, mixed cultivation of 25% garlic with 75% fenugreek, 50% garlic with 50% fenugreek, and 75% garlic with 75% fenugreek.
Results: The use of compost fertilizer resulted in the highest percentage of essential oil in garlic and fenugreek (2.53%) and (1.19%), respectively, and plants that did not receive fertilizer showed the lowest percentage of essential oil in garlic and fenugreek with amounts of 1.99% and 0.89%, respectively. Plants fed with compost and chemical fertilizers under pure cultivation conditions had the highest dry forage yield, biological yield, and grain yield. On the other hand, the highest economic benefit was obtained from the intercropping pattern, so that the highest economic benefit belonged to the intercropping treatment of 75% garlic and 25% fenugreek (F3C5) under compost fertilization conditions.
Conclusion:
The results of this study showed the agronomic and economic advantages of intercropping pattern over monocropping and organic nutrition system over chemical in garlic and fenugreek cultivation. Overall, implementing intercropping system with ratios of 75% garlic with 25% fenugreek and 50% garlic with 50% fenugreek with fertilization was more suitable.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Availability of soil water and nutrients for plant
Received: 2025/07/30 | Accepted: 2025/11/15
Received: 2025/07/30 | Accepted: 2025/11/15
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