Claim · model-written summary
The agroforestry system had a higher benefit-cost ratio of 2.93 than sole cropping.
- Taxon
- Malta Orchardt0
- Outcome
- benefit-cost ratio (BCR)e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 2.93e0
- Comparator
- sole cropping systeme0
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Verbatim
e0“In comparison to sole cropping system, the higher benefit-cost ratio (BCR) (2.93) and land equivalent ratio (LER) (2.83) were obtained in the studied agroforestry system”
t0“Malta Orchard”
Title
AK Das; MA Rahman; SR Saha; et al. Annals of Bangladesh Agriculture 2021. doi:10.3329/aba.v24i1.51940
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Observation Intercrop yields were lower at the row position closest to malta trees and spices.
- Intervention effect Okra yield was 7.57% lower in agroforestry than sole cropping.
- Intervention effect Indian spinach yield was 6.52% lower in agroforestry than sole cropping.
- Intervention effect Mungbean yield was 14.86% lower in agroforestry than sole cropping.
- Intervention effect Kangkong yield was 13.26% lower in agroforestry than sole cropping.
- Intervention effect Turmeric yield was 9.70% lower in agroforestry than sole cropping.
- Intervention effect Ginger yield was 16.23% lower in agroforestry than sole cropping.
- Intervention effect Malta yield increased 5.35% under agroforestry compared with control trees.
- Mechanism The young malta canopy caused relatively little shade hindrance to associated crops.
- Observation The agroforestry system had a higher land equivalent ratio of 2.83 than sole cropping.
- Observation Total soil nitrogen and organic matter improved under agroforestry.
- Recommendation The authors recommend malta agroforestry as a promising option for economic returns, food security, soil nutrients, and land use.