Abstract
ABSTRACT The experiment investigated the effect of intercropping plantains with 2,500, 5,000 and 10,000 melons/ha on delayed weeding for 3, 5 and 7 months respectively after planting. The yield of melons decreased with increased population. Intercropping plantains with 5,000 melons/ha suppressed weed growth for 7 months and significantly enhanced plantain establishment growth and yield. At 2,500 melons/ha, weeding could be delayed for only 3 months after planting beyond which weed competition reduced plantain growth and yield. Planting melons at high density checked weed growth for 7 months but reduced plantain establishment, retarded the growth and reduced the yield.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Melon yield decreased as melon population increased.
- Taxon
- Egusi Melon
Citrullus mucosospermust0 - Treatment
- increased populatione0
- Outcome
- yield of melonse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Egusi Melon (Colocynthis citrullusL.)”
e0“The yield of melons decreased with increased population.”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping 5,000 melons/ha suppressed weed growth for 7 months.
- Taxon
- plantainsMusa ABB Groupe0
- Treatment
- Intercropping plantains with 5,000 melons/hae0
- Interactor
- weede0weed
- Outcome
- weed growthe0
- Direction
- suppressede0
- Value
- 7 monthse0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
t0“Plantains (Musa AAB)”
e0“Intercropping plantains with 5,000 melons/ha suppressed weed growth for 7 months”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping 5,000 melons/ha significantly enhanced plantain establishment growth and yield.
- Taxon
- plantainsMusa ABB Groupe0
- Treatment
- Intercropping plantains with 5,000 melons/hae0
- Outcome
- plantain establishment growth and yielde0
- Direction
- enhancede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Intercropping plantains with 5,000 melons/ha suppressed weed growth for 7 months and significantly enhanced plantain establishment growth and yield.”
Claim · model-written summary
At 2,500 melons/ha, weeding could be delayed for only 3 months.
- Taxon
- melons
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Cucumis meloe0 - Treatment
- 2,500 melons/hae0
- Outcome
- weeding could be delayed for only 3 monthse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“At 2,500 melons/ha, weeding could be delayed for only 3 months after planting”
Claim · model-written summary
Weed competition beyond 3 months at 2,500 melons/ha reduced plantain growth and yield.
Verbatim
e0“At 2,500 melons/ha, weeding could be delayed for only 3 months after planting beyond which weed competition reduced plantain growth and yield.”
Claim · model-written summary
High density melon planting checked weed growth for 7 months.
- Taxon
- melonsCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Planting melons at high densitye0
- Interactor
- weede0weed
- Outcome
- weed growthe0
- Direction
- checkede0
- Value
- 7 monthse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Planting melons at high density checked weed growth for 7 months”
Claim · model-written summary
High density melon planting reduced plantain establishment, growth and yield.
- Taxon
- plantainMusa ABB Groupt0
- Treatment
- Planting melons at high densitye0
- Outcome
- plantain establishment, retarded the growth and reduced the yielde0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
t0“Plantains (Musa AAB)”
e0“Planting melons at high density checked weed growth for 7 months but reduced plantain establishment, retarded the growth and reduced the yield.”
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