Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Sesame intercropping substantially reduced sorghum yield.

A claim from Effect of Different Sorghum Plant Arrangement and Population Density on Sesame-Sorghum Intercrop · 2020

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sesame intercropping substantially reduced sorghum yield.

Taxon
sorghumSorghume0
Treatment
intercropping sesame with sorghume0
Outcome
yield of sorghume0
Direction
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Sorghum
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“Generally, intercropping sesame with sorghum reduces the yield of sorghum drastically.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 926–1012

Title

Effect of Different Sorghum Plant Arrangement and Population Density on Sesame-Sorghum Intercrop

Akombo Richard A.; Ajon Abraham T; Adia John E; et al. Greener Journal of Plant breeding and Crop Science 2020. doi:10.15580/gjpbcs.2020.1.021119030

Other claims from this paper (2)

Record rev-328d3d3c861dd625deeb84c31f1c2d03508824d0809da1d9a4ad2c343f333f95 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 1 in the model’s answer

Sesamum indicum · yield · SorghumPositive and negative results

4 papers: 3 positive, 1 negative or no effect

3 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Skip row planting with a furrow raised sorghum seed yield.

    Studies on the effect of in-situ soil moisture conservation and nutrient management practices on the productivity of sesame and sorghum in sequence cropping system. · 2010

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    The reported intercrops significantly increased grain equivalent yield.

    Studies on intercropping system with hybrid sorghum CSH 6 · 1981

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Combined sesame seed and DAP increased sorghum grain yield.

    Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seeds and di ammonium phosphate (dap) potential for controlling Striga seed germination, sorghum growth and grain yield · 2024

    Opposite direction

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intercropping · yield · SorghumResults differ

165 papers: 118 positive, 47 negative or no effect

46 papers in the same direction as this claim · 118 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Land equivalent ratio increased by about 48 and 31% for intercropping of maize and sorghum with soya beans compared with cereal sole crops.

    Intercropping maize and sorghum with soya beans · 1980 · compared with cereal sole crops

    Opposite directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    Intercropping gave yield advantages across a wide range of environmental conditions.

    Evaluation of Yield Stability in Intercropping: Studies on Sorghum/Pigeonpea · 1980

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Yield and land equivalent ratio of both intercrops increased over sole crops

    Interspecific Interaction and Nutrient Use in Soybean/Sorghum Intercropping System · 2006 · compared with sole crops

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    Within seasons, only greenleaf desmodium significantly enhanced grain yields.

    Assessment of Different Legumes for the Control of Striga hermonthica in Maize and Sorghum · 2007 · compared with control

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Relay cropping and intercropping gave 59 and 80 per cent more return per acre than sole sorghum.

    Intercropping with Sorghum in Nigeria · 1972 · compared with a sole crop of sorghum

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Dry matter production was greater in soybean and sorghum mixed cropping than in mono-cropping.

    Nitrogen transfer and dry matter production in soybean and sorghum mixed cropping system at different population densities · 1990 · compared with mono-cropping

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    One year of sole cropping partly increased sorghum yield significantly compared with conventional mixed stands of maize–sorghum or maize–groundnut and natural fallow.

    Crop Rotation to Improve Agricultural Production in Sub-Saharan Africa · 2000 · compared with conventional cropping of mixed stands of maize–sorghum or maize–groundnut and natural fallow

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    A full sorghum yield was maintained if the density of the intercropped sorghum equalled the sole crop optimum.

    Sorghum-pigeonpea intercropping and the effects of plant population density · 1980 · compared with sole crop optimum

    Opposite direction

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