The listed melon and legume intercropping modes raised cassava root yield by 6.1%-25.2% relative to monoculture.

Glycine max · yield · Manihot esculenta (cassava)Positive and negative results

4 papers in the same direction as this claim · 5 in the opposite direction

1. negative
   Cassava yield declined modestly by 9 to 13% with soybean association.

   Intergenotypic Competition and Competition with Associated Crops in Cassava¹ · 1982

   Opposite direction

2. negative
   Soybean intercropping reduced fresh cassava root yield by 16%.

   Residual Influence of Early Season Crop Fertilization and Cropping System on Growth and Yield of Cassava · 2008

   Opposite direction

3. negative
   Intercropping cassava with soybean reduced cassava yield by 52%.

   Identification of suitable legumes in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)-Legumes intercropping · 2013

   Opposite direction

4. negative
   Soybean intercropping without residue incorporation reduced cassava yield by about 16%.

   Intercropping and Crop Residue Incorporation: Effects on Soil Nutrient Status · 2006

   Opposite direction

5. no effect
   Interplanting soybean did not significantly affect cassava yield.

   Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in the Philippines · 1995

   Opposite direction

6. positive
   Cassava intercropped with soy bean gave an LER of 1.48 compared to sole beans in the Amaro area.

   Achievements of Cassava Agronomy Research in Southern Ethiopia in the Last two Decades · 2016 · compared with sole beans

   Same direction

7. positive
   Soybean intercropped in cassava had a 74% yield advantage over pure stand.

   Effect of Cassava Intercropping with Legume Crops Followed by Sorghum on Growth, Yield and Yield Parameters of Cassava-Based Double Cropping System · 2020 · compared with pure stand

   Same direction

8. positive
   Cassava plus peanut and soybean intercropping further increased productivity.

   The increase of Ultisol productivity based on intercropping cassava with peanut and soybean · 2017

   Same direction

1 paper more in this group

Arachis hypogaea · yield · Manihot esculenta (cassava)Positive and negative results

8 papers in the same direction as this claim · 5 in the opposite direction · 2 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. negative
   Intercropping with cowpea or peanut reduced cassava yield by 2.3 to 4.7 Mg ha −1, with a 1982 cowpea exception.

   Cassava‐Cowpea and Cassava‐Peanut Intercropping. I. Yield and Land Use Efficiency]¹ · 1986

   Opposite direction

2. negative
   Cassava-groundnut intercropping produced lower profits than pure cassava.

   Effect of Delayed Cassava Planting on Yields and Economic Returns of a Cassava-Groundnut Intercrop in the Democratic Republic of Congo · 2014 · compared with pure cassava

   Opposite direction

3. no effect
   Interplanting peanut did not significantly affect cassava yield.

   Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in the Philippines · 1995

   Opposite direction

4. negative
   Intercropping with cowpea or peanut reduced cassava yields by 0 to 35 percent.

   LAND USE EFFICIENCY, CANOPY DEVELOPMENT, DRY MATTER PRODUCTION AND PLANT NUTRITION OF CASSAVA-GRAIN LEGUME INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS · 1983

   Opposite direction

5. no effect
   Cassava yield was unaffected by companion cropping with groundnut.

   Influence of irrigation regimes and comrade cropping on biochemical com-position and yield of cassava, groundnut and sesame · 2000

   Opposite direction

6. no effect
   Cassava raised as a sole crop or as comrade cropping in groundnut recorded comparable tuber yield.

   EFFECT OF IRRIGATION REGIMES, COMRADE CROPPING AND SOIL AMENDMENTS ON LAND EQUIVALENT RATIO AND YIELD OF CASSAVA, GROUNDNUT AND SESAME · 1997 · compared with sole crop

   No difference from an alternative

7. no effect
   Sole cassava and cassava grown with groundnut had comparable yields.

   EFFECT OF IRRIGATION REGIMES, COMRADE CROPPING AND SOIL AMENDMENTS ON BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, N, P AND K UPTAKE AND YIELD OF CASSAVA AND GROUNDNUT · 1996 · compared with sole crop

   No difference from an alternative

8. positive
   Peanut intercropping generally increases total income.

   Agronomic practices for sustainable cassava production in Asia · 2007

   Same direction

7 papers more in this group

Citrullus lanatus · yield · Manihot esculenta (cassava)Results agree

1 paper in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Interplanting watermelon with cassava increased economic benefit by 210% over cassava alone.

   High-yielding and High-benefit Cultivation Mode of Cassava Interplanted by Water Melon or Pumpkin · 2011 · compared with only planting cassava

   Same direction