Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Intercropping significantly raised grain yield.

A claim from Integrated management ofStriga hermonthicaand cereal stemborers in finger millet (Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaertn.) through intercropping withDesmodium intortum · 2010

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Intercropping significantly raised grain yield.

Taxon
finger milletEleusine coracanat0
Treatment
intercrope0
Outcome
grain yieldse0
Direction
highere0
Comparator
monocrope0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Eleusine coracana
Eleusine coracana · TaxonAgnieszka Kwiecień, Nova · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“significantly higher grain yields in the intercrop than in the monocrop”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 637–708
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“finger millet”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 67–80

Title

Integrated management ofStriga hermonthicaand cereal stemborers in finger millet (Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaertn.) through intercropping withDesmodium intortum

Charles A.O. Midega; Zeyaur R. Khan; David M. Amudavi; et al. International Journal of Pest Management 2010. doi:10.1080/09670870903248843

Other claims from this paper (6)

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intercropping · yield · Eleusine coracana (finger millet)Positive and negative results

32 papers: 29 positive, 3 negative or no effect

28 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. negative
    Pigeon pea intercropping hindered growth and biomass production of finger millet before drought.

    Deep-rooted pigeon pea promotes the water relations and survival of shallow-rooted finger millet during drought—Despite strong competitive interactions at ambient water availability · 2020

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Intercropping a higher proportion of lupine with wheat and finger millet did not affect cereal crop yield.

    Influence of Small Cereal Intercropping and Additive Series of Seed Proportion on the Yield and Yield Component of Lupine (Lupinus Spp.) in North Western Ethiopia · 2014

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Intercropping gave no yield advantage for finger millet under either moisture condition.

    Interspecific Facilitation of Nutrient Uptake and Productivity Performance of Finger Millet-Green Gram Intercropping System under Varying Moisture Availability · 2025 · compared with mono-cropping

    No difference from an alternative

  4. positive
    Intercropping red gram in finger millet gave higher total grain and straw yield than sole finger millet.

    Productivity, competition and economics of intercropping legumes in finger millet (Eleusine coracana) at different fertility levels. · 2000 · compared with sole cropping of finger millet

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Finger millet-haricot bean intercropping at 100:75 gave a 56% average yield advantage over sole cropping.

    Boosting land use efficiency, profitability and productivity of finger millet by intercropping with grain legumes · 2019 · compared with sole cropping of finger millet and haricot bean separately

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Millet and haricot bean component grain yields were higher with row intercropping at 100:50.

    Competition, production efficiency and yield stability of finger millet and legume additive design intercropping · 2020

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Sole cropping produced the highest finger millet grain yield of 2681 kg ha-1.

    Economic Evaluation of Finger Millet under different Nutrient Management Practices · 2016 · compared with 75% RD N + 25% N poultry manure

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Intercropping and sequential cropping of finger millet with pulse and oil seeds increased system yield per unit area compared with sole cropping.

    Management of Finger Millet based Cropping Systems for Sustainable Production · 2017 · compared with sole cropping of finger millet

    Same direction

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