Claim · model-written summary
Cassava leaf area index was reduced when intercropped with pumpkin.
- Taxon
- cassava
Manihot esculentae0 - Treatment
- intercropped cassava with pumpkine0
- Outcome
- Leaf area index (LAI)e0
- Direction
- reducede0
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Verbatim
e0“Leaf area index (LAI) of intercropped cassava with pumpkin was reduced but not with okra and pepper.”
Title
Soil temperature and moisture content changes with growth and yield of cassava/vegetable intercrops
A.W. Salau; F.O. Olasantan; J.G. Bodunde; et al. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 2014. doi:10.1080/03650340.2014.939958
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Intercropping reduced weed dry weight.
- Intervention effect Intercropping reduced soil temperature.
- Intervention effect Intercropping increased soil moisture, light interception and earthworm casts.
- Intervention effect Cassava/pumpkin intercropping increased soil moisture, light interception and earthworm casts relative to cassava/okra and cassava/pepper.
- Intervention effect Cassava/pumpkin intercropping reduced soil temperature and weed dry weight relative to the other vegetable intercrops.
- Intervention effect Vegetative characters and fruit yields of okra, pepper and pumpkin were unaffected by intercropping.
- Intervention effect Cassava leaf area index was not reduced when intercropped with okra or pepper.
- Observation Land equivalent ratio was higher in cassava/okra and cassava/pepper than cassava/pumpkin intercrops.
- Recommendation Cassava/vegetable intercropping is a viable option for productivity and microenvironment.
- Recommendation A short, early-maturing cassava cultivar with moderate LAI is better adapted to vegetable mixtures.