Wheat Cover Crop Accelerated the Decomposition of Cucumber Root litter by altering soil microbial community

Cover cropping can change the diversity of underground litters and influence the soil microbial community. However, whether and how wheat cover crop affects the decomposition of continuous cropping cucumber root litter remains unclear. In this study, a three-year greenhouse litterbag experiment from winter 2018 to spring 2021 was conducted to evaluate the effects of wheat cover crop on cucumber root litter decomposition.