Abstract
The response of corn, beans and potato was evaluated in a 3 crop intercropping system at constant population density of corn (37,050 plants/ha) and three densities of beans (66,000 132,000 200,000 plants/ha) and potato (13,000, 36,000, 44,000 plants/ha) at low soil nitrogen in 2 seasons. Intercropping at the highest plant densities of beans and potatoes reduced the yield of corn, beans and potatoes by 65, 80 and 51 per cent respectively and produced a land equivalent ratio (LER) of one. The LER increased with decrease in the density of companion crops up to 1.24, indicating that intercropping at lower densities was more beneficial than monocultures. Increasing the density of beans and potatoes reduced corn height, leaf width and size of ears as well as leaf N, P and K. In beans the number of pods per plant was reduced while seeds per plant and seed weight were constant. In potatoes tuber size and numbers per plant declined.. The results indicate that the triple crop density which maximizes yield and income should not exceed 2/3 of optimum bean and potato sole crop densities.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping at the highest bean and potato densities reduced corn yield by 65 per cent.
- Taxon
- corn
Zea mays subsp. mayse0 - Treatment
- Intercropping at the highest plant densities of beans and potatoese1
- Outcome
- yielde1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- 65e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The response of corn, beans and potato was evaluated in a 3 crop intercropping system”
e1“Intercropping at the highest plant densities of beans and potatoes reduced the yield of corn, beans and potatoes by 65, 80 and 51 per cent respectively and produced a land equivalent ratio (LER) of one”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping at the highest bean and potato densities reduced bean yield by 80 per cent.
- Taxon
- beanse1
- Treatment
- Intercropping at the highest plant densities of beans and potatoese1
- Outcome
- yielde1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- 80e1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The response of corn, beans and potato was evaluated in a 3 crop intercropping system”
e1“Intercropping at the highest plant densities of beans and potatoes reduced the yield of corn, beans and potatoes by 65, 80 and 51 per cent respectively and produced a land equivalent ratio (LER) of one”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping at the highest bean and potato densities reduced potato yield by 51 per cent.
- Taxon
- potatoes
Solanum tuberosume1 - Treatment
- Intercropping at the highest plant densities of beans and potatoese1
- Outcome
- yielde1
- Direction
- reducede1
- Value
- 51e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The response of corn, beans and potato was evaluated in a 3 crop intercropping system”
e1“Intercropping at the highest plant densities of beans and potatoes reduced the yield of corn, beans and potatoes by 65, 80 and 51 per cent respectively and produced a land equivalent ratio (LER) of one”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping at the highest densities gave a land equivalent ratio of one.
Verbatim
e0“The response of corn, beans and potato was evaluated in a 3 crop intercropping system”
e1“Intercropping at the highest plant densities of beans and potatoes reduced the yield of corn, beans and potatoes by 65, 80 and 51 per cent respectively and produced a land equivalent ratio (LER) of one”
Claim · model-written summary
The LER increased up to 1.24 as the density of companion crops decreased.
Verbatim
e0“The response of corn, beans and potato was evaluated in a 3 crop intercropping system”
e2“The LER increased with decrease in the density of companion crops up to 1.24, indicating that intercropping at lower densities was more beneficial than monocultures”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing bean and potato density reduced corn height, leaf width and ear size.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayse3
- Treatment
- Increasing the density of beans and potatoese3
- Outcome
- corn height, leaf width and size of earse3
- Direction
- reducede3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“Increasing the density of beans and potatoes reduced corn height, leaf width and size of ears as well as leaf N, P and K”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing bean and potato density reduced leaf N, P and K in corn.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayse3
- Treatment
- Increasing the density of beans and potatoese3
- Outcome
- leaf N, P and Ke3
- Direction
- reducede3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“Increasing the density of beans and potatoes reduced corn height, leaf width and size of ears as well as leaf N, P and K”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing bean and potato density reduced the number of pods per bean plant.
- Taxon
- beanse4
- Treatment
- Increasing the density of beans and potatoese3
- Outcome
- number of pods per plante4
- Direction
- reducede4
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e3“Increasing the density of beans and potatoes reduced corn height, leaf width and size of ears as well as leaf N, P and K”
e4“In beans the number of pods per plant was reduced while seeds per plant and seed weight were constant”
Claim · model-written summary
Seeds per plant and seed weight in beans were constant under increasing density.
- Taxon
- beanse4
- Treatment
- Increasing the density of beans and potatoese3
- Outcome
- seeds per plant and seed weighte4
- Direction
- constante4
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e3“Increasing the density of beans and potatoes reduced corn height, leaf width and size of ears as well as leaf N, P and K”
e4“In beans the number of pods per plant was reduced while seeds per plant and seed weight were constant”
Claim · model-written summary
Tuber size and tuber numbers per potato plant declined under increasing density.
- Taxon
- potatoesSolanum tuberosume5
- Treatment
- Increasing the density of beans and potatoese3
- Outcome
- tuber size and numbers per plante5
- Direction
- declinede5
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e3“Increasing the density of beans and potatoes reduced corn height, leaf width and size of ears as well as leaf N, P and K”
e5“In potatoes tuber size and numbers per plant declined”
Claim · model-written summary
The triple-crop density that maximizes yield and income should not exceed 2/3 of optimum bean and potato sole-crop densities.
Verbatim
e0“The response of corn, beans and potato was evaluated in a 3 crop intercropping system”
e6“The results indicate that the triple crop density which maximizes yield and income should not exceed 2/3 of optimum bean and potato sole crop densities”
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