In Arid Regions, Forage Mulching between Fruit Trees Rows Enhances Fruit Tree Light and Lowers Soil Salinity

Agroforestry is considered a means to provide sustainable and productive agriculture. This work aims study the effect of fruit-grass agroforestry patterns on soil moisture, salinity, growth, yield fruit trees, as well reference for development complex systems in Northwest China. The has been designed with two cropping patterns: monocropped apple apple-ryegrass intercropping. results showed that compared apples, intercropped apples have increased moisture content by 33.38–39.02%, net photosynthetic rate 35.33–42.26%, transpiration 29.62–29.76%, stomatal conductance 15.65–16.55% 0–60 cm layer. Intercrop reduced total salt 36.41–38.58%, intercellular CO2 concentration decreased 5.96–6.61%. In addition, intercropping improves quality improving orchard environment increasing tree height, breast north-south crown spread, east-west spread. Therefore, can be achieved changing ryegrass planting method, which beneficial agriculture