Abstract
The research showed that intercropping significantly suppressed weeds, reduced pest/disease infestation and thereby can play a leading role in integrated pest management. However, no pests and diseases were observed in all plots at 4WAP while low incidence of termite and stem borers were observed at 8 and 12 WAP respectively. Although, there were heavy weed weights at 4 and 8 WAP, indicating weed troublesome nature and how it constitutes a major limiting factor to food production if not checked. Early canopy cover shading the land area on stakes and fast spread of the landrace legumes covering the ground reduced weed incidence at 12 WAP and beyond while timely weeding also reduced weed and host for pest and diseases syndrome prevalent in unweeded farms in rainforest zones. (The Journal of American Science. 2007;3(1):49-59).
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Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping of yam/cassava with legumes significantly suppressed weeds.
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t0“Yam /Cassava Based Intercropping Systems with Legumes”
e0“intercropping significantly suppressed weeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping reduced pest and disease infestation in yam/cassava.
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t0“Yam /Cassava Based Intercropping Systems with Legumes”
e0“intercropping significantly suppressed weeds, reduced pest/disease infestation”
Claim · model-written summary
No pests and diseases were observed in any plot at 4 weeks after planting.
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t0“Yam /Cassava Based Intercropping Systems with Legumes”
e0“no pests and diseases were observed in all plots at 4WAP”
Claim · model-written summary
Low incidence of termites and stem borers was observed at 8 and 12 weeks after planting respectively.
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t0“Yam /Cassava Based Intercropping Systems with Legumes”
e0“low incidence of termite and stem borers were observed at 8 and 12 WAP respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Weed weights were heavy at 4 and 8 weeks after planting.
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t0“Yam /Cassava Based Intercropping Systems with Legumes”
e0“there were heavy weed weights at 4 and 8 WAP”
Claim · model-written summary
Early canopy cover and fast spread of landrace legumes covering the ground reduced weed incidence at 12 weeks after planting and beyond.
- Taxon
- Yam /Cassavat0
- Treatment
- fast spread of the landrace legumes covering the grounde0
- Outcome
- weed incidencee0
- Direction
- reducede0
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t0“Yam /Cassava Based Intercropping Systems with Legumes”
e0“fast spread of the landrace legumes covering the ground reduced weed incidence at 12 WAP and beyond”
Claim · model-written summary
Timely weeding reduced weeds and the host for pests and diseases prevalent in unweeded farms in rainforest zones.
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t0“Yam /Cassava Based Intercropping Systems with Legumes”
e0“timely weeding also reduced weed and host for pest and diseases syndrome prevalent in unweeded farms in rainforest zones”
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