Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Silage of corn intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in the row and inter-row at the hard dough stage had greater productivity per area than corn monocropped.

A claim from Production and quality of the silage of corn intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in different forage systems and maturity stages · 2019

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Silage of corn intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in the row and inter-row at the hard dough stage had greater productivity per area than corn monocropped.

Organ / stage
hard dough stagee2
Treatment
intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in the row and inter-rowe2
Outcome
productivity per areae2
Direction
greatere2
Comparator
corn monocroppede1

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

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e1

“corn monocropped; Paiaguas palisadegrass monocropped”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 396–448
e2

“The results showed that the silage of corn intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in the row and inter-row at the hard dough stage presented greater productivity per area and better fermentative and nutritional characteristics”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 654–882

Title

Production and quality of the silage of corn intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in different forage systems and maturity stages

Wender Ferreira de Souza; Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa; Analu Guarnieri; et al. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 2019. doi:10.1590/rbz4820180222

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Urochloa brizantha · yield · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

8 papers: 4 positive, 4 negative or no effect

3 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Above 100 kg ha -1 N, corn yield reached 10,000 kg ha -1 and was similar with or without palisadegrass.

    Effects of nitrogen fertilization on yield components in a corn-palisadegrass intercropping system · 2017 · compared with without palisadegrass

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Intercropping did not affect maize agronomic characteristics or grain yield.

    Agronomic and productive characteristics of maize and Paiaguas palisadegrass in integrated production systems · 2019

    Opposite direction

  3. no effect
    Palisade grass cultivars did not affect corn production.

    How the Intercropping between Corn and Palisade Grass Cultivars Affects Forage Production and Pastures Characteristics under Grazing · 2015

    Opposite direction

  4. no effect
    Corn and Brachiaria intercropping did not risk forage productivity across consortium modalities.

    PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF CORN AND Brachiaria brizantha FORAGES IN CONSORTIUM GROWN SYSTEM · 2006 · compared with single corn tillage

    No difference from an alternative

  5. positive
    The triple intercrop with oversown black oat in lines was the most effective option for silage production.

    An Innovative Corn to Silage-Grass-Legume Intercropping System With Oversown Black Oat and Soybean to Silage in Succession for the Improvement of Nutrient Cycling · 2020

    Same direction

  6. positive
    B. brizantha cv. Piatã affected maize grain yield least among the intercropped forages, even without nicosulfuron suppression.

    Yield of maize grain and tropical grass species under intercropping management system using nicosulfuron herbicide in off-season cultivation · 2019

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  7. positive
    In Montividiu, maize intercropping with U. brizantha cv. BRS Paiaguás yielded an average LER of 1.13 over three years.

    Maize-Urochloa grass intercropping: an option for improving sustainable agriculture in the Brazilian Savannah · 2025

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intercropping · yield · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

834 papers: 613 positive, 221 negative or no effect

612 papers in the same direction as this claim · 181 in the opposite direction · 40 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
    Intercropping did not affect corn grain productivity, which averaged 4.78 Mg ha-1.

    Sustainable Production of Maize with Grass and Pigeon Pea Intercropping · 2023

    Opposite directionCites this paper

  2. positive
    Intercropped silage decreased total gas and methane production in vitro.

    Silage of Intercropping Corn, Palisade Grass, and Pigeon Pea Increases Protein Content and Reduces In Vitro Methane Production · 2020

    Same directionCites this paper

  3. positive
    Triple intercropping increased silage mass production by 37.8% over maize monoculture.

    Maize intercropped with Panicum maximum cultivars and Pigeon pea improves silage yield and quality · 2024 · compared with monoculture maize silage

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  4. positive
    Maize-lablab intercropping increased fresh matter yield by 8.59% compared with maize monocrop.

    Effects of Maize–Lablab Intercropping and Lactic Acid Bacteria Additives on Forage Yield, Fermentation Quality and Profitability · 2024 · compared with maize monocrop

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  5. no effect
    When intercropped with beans, the yields of organic and conventional systems were similar.

    Productivity, profitability and partial nutrient balance in maize-based conventional and organic farming systems in Kenya · 2016

    Opposite direction

  6. no effect
    Seeding intercrops when corn was 0.15 to 0.30 m high did not change first-year corn grain yield.

    Contributions of Ground Cover, Dry Matter, and Nitrogen from Intercrops and Cover Crops in a Corn Polyculture System1 · 1987

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    At 120 kg N ha−1, legume intercrops reduced maize yields by 18 to 31%.

    Relay‐Intercropping of Sunnhemp and Cowpea into a Smallholder Maize System in Zimbabwe · 2000

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Intercropping did not significantly affect maize grain yield in 2007.

    Effect of Intercropping and Crop Arrangement on Yield and Productivity of Late Season Maize/soybean Mixtures in the Humid Environment of South Southern Nigeria · 2012

    Opposite direction

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