Abstract
A field experiment was conducted in 2010 and 2011 at the Teaching and Research Farm, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria. The aim was to determine the suitability of some landraces of bambara groundnut for intercropping at varying planting densities with maize. The experiment was a 2×3×3 split-split plot laid in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Intercropping decreased number of pods and grain yields of bambara groundnut component. Number of pods and grain yields increased with increased planting density. Productivity indices indicated that bambara groundnut/maize intercropping was productive, and maize was the dominant component. The marginal rate of returns for the best combinations was 116.13%, suggesting profitability of the intercropping systems. Key words: Bambara groundnuts, maize, intercropping, planting density.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping decreased bambara groundnut number of pods.
- Taxon
- bambara groundnut
Vigna subterraneat0 - Treatment
- Intercroppinge0
- Outcome
- number of podse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara groundnut/maize”
e0“Intercropping decreased number of pods and grain yields of bambara groundnut component.”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping decreased bambara groundnut grain yields.
- Taxon
- bambara groundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Treatment
- Intercroppinge0
- Outcome
- grain yieldse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara groundnut/maize”
e0“Intercropping decreased number of pods and grain yields of bambara groundnut component.”
Claim · model-written summary
increased planting density increased bambara groundnut Number of pods.
- Taxon
- bambara groundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Treatment
- increased planting densitye0
- Outcome
- Number of podse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara groundnut/maize”
e0“Number of pods and grain yields increased with increased planting density.”
Claim · model-written summary
increased planting density increased bambara groundnut grain yields.
- Taxon
- bambara groundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Treatment
- increased planting densitye0
- Outcome
- grain yieldse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara groundnut/maize”
e0“Number of pods and grain yields increased with increased planting density.”
Claim · model-written summary
Bambara groundnut and maize intercropping was productive.
- Taxon
- bambara groundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Outcome
- intercropping was productivee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara groundnut/maize”
e0“Productivity indices indicated that bambara groundnut/maize intercropping was productive, and maize was the dominant component.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize was the dominant intercropping component.
- Outcome
- maize was the dominant componente0
Zea maysOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara groundnut/maize”
e0“Productivity indices indicated that bambara groundnut/maize intercropping was productive, and maize was the dominant component.”
Claim · model-written summary
The best intercropping combinations had a marginal return rate of 116.13%.
- Taxon
- bambara groundnutVigna subterraneat0
- Outcome
- marginal rate of returnse0
- Value
- 116.13%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Bambara groundnut/maize”
e0“The marginal rate of returns for the best combinations was 116.13%, suggesting profitability of the intercropping systems.”
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density · yield · Vigna subterranea (Bambara groundnut)Positive and negative results
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