Effect of Intercropping and Bio-Fertilizer Application on the Nutrient Uptake and Productivity of Mung Bean and Marjoram

The adoption of eco-friendly fertilizers is increasingly perceived as a sustainable avenue for improving the quantity and quality medicinal aromatic plants. Here, we investigated how intercropping bio-fertilizer application impacted productivity essential oil mung bean marjoram. Treatments were conducted using monocropping (MBm) marjoram (Om), well additive ratios (100% + 15% (O/15MB), 100% 30% (O/30MB), 45% (O/45MB), 60% (O/60MB)), each with/without biofertilizers (mycorrhiza fungi bacteria fertilizer). We found that N, P K content in was highest intercropped O/30MB O/45MB. maximum land equivalent ratio (LER) index (1.6) recorded O/15MB treatment following biofertilizer application, indicating 59% more area would be required to achieve same yield treatments. carvacrol, p-cymene carvacrol methyl ether obtained O/45MB under biofertilizer. These results indicate marjoram/mung (especially O/45MB) along with may pave way towards agronomy quality.