Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping reduced aphid populations.
- Treatment
- Intercroppinge0
- Interactor
- aphidsAphidomorphae0pest
- Outcome
- aphidse0
- Direction
- reductione0
Not reportedTaxonMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“Intercropping also demonstrated an effective reduction in pest populations, especially for maize stalk borers and aphids”
Title
Gaspard Ntabakirabose; Anthony Mwangi Muraya; Felicien Ndaruhutse; et al. International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences 2025. doi:10.52804/ijaas2025.611
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Intercropping significantly enhanced soil fertility, particularly nitrogen levels.
- Intervention effect Intercropping increased overall crop yields by 15–30% compared with monoculture farming.
- Observation Maize-bean intercropping had among the highest yield improvements.
- Observation Maize-potato intercropping had among the highest yield improvements.
- Intervention effect Intercropping reduced maize stalk borer populations.
- Intervention effect Intercropping resulted in lower pesticide use and better crop health.
- Observation Intercropping systems were more cost-effective and needed fewer chemical inputs.
- Observation Intercropping systems offered greater market value through combined crop sales.
- Observation Intercropping contributed to greater income diversification and financial resilience.
- Recommendation The authors recommend policy support and farmer education to expand intercropping adoption.