Claim · model-written summary
The six intercropping systems had higher biological efficiency (LER > 1.00) than their monocrops.
- Taxon
- cassava
Manihot esculentae0 - Treatment
- six intercropping systemse3
- Outcome
- biological efficiencye3
- Direction
- highere3
- Value
- LER > 1.00 in both plantingse3
- Comparator
- respective monocropse3
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“intercropped with cassava (var. TMS 30572 and TME 1)”
e3“The six intercropping systems recorded significantly ( P < 0.05) higher biological efficiency (LER > 1.00 in both plantings and ATER > 1.00 in the late planting) than their respective monocrops”
Title
Yewande A. Adekunle; Victor I. Olowe; Faucett O. Olasantan; et al. Food and Energy Security 2014. doi:10.1002/fes3.46
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- Intervention effect Intercropping delayed flowering, physiological maturity and height of sesame relative to monocrops.
- Intervention effect Intercropping delayed flowering, physiological maturity and height of sunflower relative to monocrops.
- Intervention effect Intercropping delayed seed yield and yield attributes of sesame relative to monocrops.
- Intervention effect Intercropping delayed seed yield and yield attributes of sunflower relative to monocrops.
- Intervention effect Intercropping reduced the number of leaves and plant height of cassava.
- Intervention effect Intercropping reduced the number and weight of cassava tubers per plant.
- Intervention effect Intercropping reduced mean tuber weight and tuber yield of cassava.
- Intervention effect The six intercropping systems had higher biological efficiency (ATER > 1.00) than their monocrops in the late planting.
- Observation Intercrop compatibility was relatively high.
- Observation TME 1/Ses/Sun, TMS 30572/Ses/Sun and TMS 30572/Sun were the three most economically efficient cropping systems.
- Recommendation The three most economically efficient cassava-based cropping systems are recommended to prospective growers for cultivation.