Abstract
An experiment was conducted by intercropping maize and alfalfa to compare the yield, output value, and photosynthesis of the two crops with those of the monocropped maize and alfalfa. The result shows that though the yield of intercropped maize and alfalfa decreased in comparison to the monocropped, the total output value and land utilization ratio have been enhanced, while mitigating the imbalance between livestock number and grass supply of the farming-pastoral areas. It also shows that the net photosynthesizing rates of intercropped maize and alfalfa declined compared to the monocropped. The limit factor of the intercropped maize is soil moisture, while that of its partner is active photosynthetic radiation. Authors of the paper consider it feasible to intercrop maize and alfalfa in farming-pastoral areas.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropped maize yield declined compared with monocropped maize.
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Verbatim
e0“though the yield of intercropped maize and alfalfa decreased in comparison to the monocropped”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropped alfalfa yield declined compared with monocropped alfalfa.
- Taxon
- alfalfa
Medicago sativae0 - Treatment
- intercroppede0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- monocroppede0
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e0“though the yield of intercropped maize and alfalfa decreased in comparison to the monocropped”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping enhanced total output value and land utilization ratio.
- Taxon
- maize and alfalfaMedicago sativa
Zea mayst0 - Treatment
- intercroppedt0
- Outcome
- total output value and land utilization ratioe0
- Direction
- enhancede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the total output value and land utilization ratio have been enhanced”
t0“intercropped Maize and Alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropped maize had a lower net photosynthesizing rate than monocropped maize.
- Treatment
- intercroppede0
- Outcome
- net photosynthesizing ratese0
- Direction
- declinede0
- Comparator
- monocroppede0
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Verbatim
e0“the net photosynthesizing rates of intercropped maize and alfalfa declined compared to the monocropped.”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropped alfalfa had a lower net photosynthesizing rate than monocropped alfalfa.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativae0
- Treatment
- intercroppede0
- Outcome
- net photosynthesizing ratese0
- Direction
- declinede0
- Comparator
- monocroppede0
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Verbatim
e0“the net photosynthesizing rates of intercropped maize and alfalfa declined compared to the monocropped.”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil moisture limited intercropped maize.
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Verbatim
e0“The limit factor of the intercropped maize is soil moisture”
Claim · model-written summary
Active photosynthetic radiation limited intercropped alfalfa.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativat0
- Outcome
- limit factore0
- Qualifier
- active photosynthetic radiatione0
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Verbatim
e0“The limit factor of the intercropped maize is soil moisture, while that of its partner is active photosynthetic radiation.”
t0“Maize and Alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors considered maize-alfalfa intercropping feasible in farming-pastoral areas.
- Taxon
- maize and alfalfaMedicago sativaZea mayse0
- Outcome
- feasible to intercrope0
- Setting
- farming-pastoral arease0
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Verbatim
e0“Authors of the paper consider it feasible to intercrop maize and alfalfa in farming-pastoral areas.”
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