Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Intercropping reduced mean tuber weight and tuber yield of cassava.

A claim from Mixture productivity of cassava‐based cropping system and food security under humid tropical conditions · 2014

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Intercropping reduced mean tuber weight and tuber yield of cassava.

Treatment
intercroppinge2
Outcome
mean tuber weight and tuber yielde2
Direction
reducede2
Comparator
monocropse2

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

e0

“intercropped with cassava (var. TMS 30572 and TME 1)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 108–160
e2

“Similarly, intercropping highly significantly ( P < 0.01) reduced number of leaves and plant height at 2, 3, 4 and 12 months after planting (MAP), number and weight of tubers per plant, mean tuber weight and tuber yield of cassava relative to their monocrops”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 872–1130

Title

Mixture productivity of cassava‐based cropping system and food security under humid tropical conditions

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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intercropping · yield · Manihot esculenta (cassava)Results differ

78 papers: 48 positive, 30 negative or no effect

29 papers in the same direction as this claim · 48 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    Cassava intercropped with haricot bean increased root yield by 28% compared with cassava intercropped with mung bean (21%) and soybean (18%).

    Cultivation of Cassava (Manihot Esculentus C.) With Selected Legumes for Growth, Yield and Economic Advantages as Climate Change Mitigations · 2023 · compared with cassava-mung bean

    Opposite directionCites this paper

  2. no effect
    Cassava growth and tuber yield were not significantly affected by intercropping and okra population density.

    Optimum plant populations for okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a mixture with cassava (Manihot esculenta) and its relevance to rainy season-based cropping systems in south-western Nigeria · 2001

    Same directionCited by this paper

  3. no effect
    Cassava tuber yield was not affected by intercropped pepper.

    INFLUENCE OF CASSAVA (MANIHOT ESCULENTA) INTERCROP ON GROWTH AND FRUIT YIELDS OF PEPPER (CAPSICUM SPP.) IN SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA · 2007

    Same directionCited by this paper

  4. positive
    Land equivalent ratios were higher under intercropping than sole cropping.

    Influence of poultry manure and NPK fertilizer on yield and yield components of crops under different cropping systems in south west Nigeria · 2006 · compared with sole cropping

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Cassava intercropped with 80,000 cowpea plants/ha gave higher monetary returns than other cowpea densities or monoculture.

    Effect Of Cowpea Planting Density On Growth, Yield And Productivity Of Component Crops In Cowpea/Cassava Intercropping System · 2008 · compared with other population densities of cowpea or in monoculture of the two crops

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    Intercropping cassava with rice increased cassava fresh tuber weight by 5 to 48% compared with the monocropping system.

    Crop yield, C and N balance of three types of cropping systems on an Ultisol in Northern Lampung · 2000 · compared with the monocrop-ping system

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Intercropping cassava with stylo 184 can improve foliage biomass yield and soil fertility compared with pure cassava.

    Growth, Hay Yield and Chemical Composition of Cassava and Stylo 184 Grown under Intercropping · 2004 · compared with pure stand

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    Intercropping cassava with Nigerian cowpea gave a 71% yield advantage.

    Combat Degradation in Rain Fed Areas by Introducing New Drought Tolerant Crops in Egypt · 2011 · compared with growing cassava as solid

    Opposite direction

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