Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Sesame and sorghum intercropping had land equivalent ratio yield advantages, especially at one sorghum stand per 50 cm.

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

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sesame and sorghum intercropping had land equivalent ratio yield advantages, especially at one sorghum stand per 50 cm.

Treatment
intercropping sesame with sorghume0
Outcome
land equivalent ratio (LER)e0
Direction
yield advantagese0
Qualifier
1 stand/50cme0

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Sesamum indicum
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Verbatim

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“The total land equivalent ratio (LER) indicated yield advantages in intercropping sesame with sorghum, especially when sesame was intercropped with sorghum at 1 stand/50cm.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1013–1185

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-d2a3c3bb4c13238453421a8bc529a890c5c4948572136f18b642724c87d38135 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 2 in the model’s answer

Sorghum · yield · Sesamum indicum (sesame)Positive and negative results

2 papers: 1 positive, 1 negative or no effect

1 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Sesame yield fell 53% when sown 10 days after sorghum.

    Sesame Agronomy in South-east Tanzania. II. Intercropping with Sorghum · 1986 · compared with sowing both crops together

    Opposite direction

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intercropping · yield · Sesamum indicum (sesame)Positive and negative results

30 papers: 21 positive, 9 negative or no effect

20 papers in the same direction as this claim · 9 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    Intercropping delayed seed yield and yield attributes of sesame relative to monocrops.

    Mixture productivity of cassava‐based cropping system and food security under humid tropical conditions · 2014 · compared with monocrops

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Sesame crop performance declined significantly under Acacia intercropping.

    Crop Performance and Yield of Groundnut, Sesame and Roselle in an Agroforesty Cropping System with Acacia senegal in North Kordofan (Sudan) · 2004 · compared with sole cropping

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Grain legume intercropping significantly reduced sesame seed yield.

    AGRONOMIC TRAITS OF SESAME AS AFFECTED BY GRAIN LEGUMES INTERCROPPING AND PLANTING PATTERNS · 2005

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Intercropping with maize reduced sesame pod number.

    Agronomic Evaluation of Performance of Sesame Varieties in Maize-based Intercropping System in the Southern Guinean Savanna of Nigeria · 2019

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Intercropped sesame yield under 10m × 10m bamboo was reduced by 15.69% in the 5th year compared with pure crop.

    Bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) + sesame (Sesamum indicum) based agroforestry model: A sustainable livelihood option for farmers of semi-arid region · 2017 · compared with pure crop

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Intercropping significantly reduced sesame grain yield compared with sole sesame.

    Natural enemies of sesame webworm and the effect of additive intercropping on its incidence in Uganda · 2009 · compared with sole sesame

    Opposite direction

  7. negative
    Intercropping with Acacia senegal reduced sesame yield by 12% relative to sole cropping on both sites.

    Growth and yield of groundnut, sesame and roselle in an Acacia senegal agroforestry system in North Kordofan, Sudan · 2010 · compared with sole cropping

    Opposite direction

  8. no effect
    Growth and yield of sesame were not affected by intercropping with cowpea.

    Growth and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) as Influenced by Population Density of Component Cowpea in a Sesame-cowpea Mixture · 2017

    Opposite direction

21 papers more in this group

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