Abstract
SUMMARY The effects of intercropping, mulching and staking on growth and yield of three tomato varieties were evaluated in four field trials in 1982 and 1983. Fruit yields of the improved varieties were significantly reduced by intercropping with okra but the yield of a local variety was unaffected. Though the yield of okra when grown with tomato varieties was less than that of a sole crop, the combined yield of the two crops in mixtures was more than the means of the species in monoculture. Relative Yield Totals (RYT) increased to maxima of about 1.42 and 1.39 when the local variety was grown with okra in 1982 and 1983 trials, respectively. Mulching and staking significantly increased vegetative growth, yield and yield components of the tomato plants. Mulched plants grew taller and had more branches and a greater number and weight of fruits than staked plants. Improved varieties responded better to mulching and staking than the local variety. Growing improved varieties of tomato in sole stands with proper mulching and staking is therefore recommended.
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Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping with okra significantly reduced fruit yields of the improved tomato varieties.
- Taxon
- Tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Material
- improved varietiese1
- Treatment
- intercropping with okrae1
- Outcome
- Fruit yieldse1
- Direction
- significantly reducede1
Not reportedComparator
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t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e1“Fruit yields of the improved varieties were significantly reduced by intercropping with okra but the yield of a local variety was unaffected”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping with okra did not affect the yield of the local tomato variety.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- local varietye1
- Treatment
- intercropping with okrae1
- Outcome
- yielde1
- Direction
- unaffectede1
Not reportedComparator
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t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e1“Fruit yields of the improved varieties were significantly reduced by intercropping with okra but the yield of a local variety was unaffected”
Claim · model-written summary
Relative Yield Totals of the local tomato variety grown with okra increased to a maximum of 1.42 in 1982.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- local varietye2
- Treatment
- grown with okrae2
- Outcome
- Relative Yield Totals (RYT)e2
- Direction
- increased to maximae2
- Value
- 1.42e2
- Qualifier
- in 1982e2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e2“Relative Yield Totals (RYT) increased to maxima of about 1.42 and 1.39 when the local variety was grown with okra in 1982 and 1983 trials”
Claim · model-written summary
Relative Yield Totals of the local tomato variety grown with okra increased to a maximum of 1.39 in 1983.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- local varietye2
- Treatment
- grown with okrae2
- Outcome
- Relative Yield Totals (RYT)e2
- Direction
- increased to maximae2
- Value
- 1.39e2
- Qualifier
- 1983 trialse2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e2“Relative Yield Totals (RYT) increased to maxima of about 1.42 and 1.39 when the local variety was grown with okra in 1982 and 1983 trials”
Claim · model-written summary
Okra yield in mixture with tomato varieties was lower than in a sole crop.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- grown with tomato varietiese3
- Interactor
- okra
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Abelmoschus esculentuse3other - Outcome
- the yield of okrae3
- Direction
- lesse3
- Comparator
- a sole crope3
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Verbatim
t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e3“the yield of okra when grown with tomato varieties was less than that of a sole crop”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined yield of the two crops in mixtures was higher than the mean of the species in monoculture.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- in mixturese4
- Outcome
- the combined yield of the two cropse4
- Direction
- moree4
- Comparator
- the means of the species in monoculturee4
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t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e4“the combined yield of the two crops in mixtures was more than the means of the species in monoculture”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulching and staking significantly increased vegetative growth, yield and yield components of tomato.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Mulching and stakinge5
- Outcome
- vegetative growth, yield and yield componentse5
- Direction
- significantly increasede5
Not reportedComparator
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t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e5“Mulching and staking significantly increased vegetative growth, yield and yield components of the tomato plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulched tomato plants had a greater number and weight of fruits than staked plants.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Mulched plantse6
- Outcome
- number and weight of fruitse6
- Direction
- a greater numbere6
- Comparator
- staked plantse6
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t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e6“Mulched plants grew taller and had more branches and a greater number and weight of fruits than staked plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulched tomato plants had more branches than staked plants.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Mulched plantse6
- Outcome
- branchese6
- Direction
- moree6
- Comparator
- staked plantse6
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t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e6“Mulched plants grew taller and had more branches and a greater number and weight of fruits than staked plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulched tomato plants grew taller than staked plants.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Mulched plantse6
- Outcome
- grew tallere6
- Direction
- tallere6
- Comparator
- staked plantse6
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t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e6“Mulched plants grew taller and had more branches and a greater number and weight of fruits than staked plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Improved tomato varieties responded better to mulching and staking than the local variety.
- Taxon
- TomatoesSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- Improved varietiese7
- Treatment
- mulching and stakinge7
- Outcome
- responded bettere7
- Direction
- bettere7
- Comparator
- the local varietye7
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t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e7“Improved varieties responded better to mulching and staking than the local variety”
Claim · model-written summary
Improved tomato varieties should be grown in sole stands with proper mulching and staking.
Verbatim
t0“Effects of Intercropping, Mulching and Staking on Growth and Yield of Tomatoes”
e1“Growing improved varieties of tomato in sole stands with proper mulching and staking is therefore recommended”
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