Abstract
Yield of some crops performs better in the intercropping than sole cropping system. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) canopy is fragile providing a lot of ground cover, hence, therefore, has a great potential to intercrop with a short stature and/or duration crop making it comparable for the better net return in a cropping system. Field experiment was, therefore, expressly conducted to study the mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) in sunflower intercropped on different sowing dates (same sowing date with sunflower, one, two and three weeks delay in sowing from the main sunflower) and rows in combinations (1:1 and 1:2) sunflower-mungbean as intercrop and sole crop of each species for to study yield and yield traits during spring 2011 and 2012 crop growth seasons. Experiments were conducted in randomized complete block design (RCBD), replicated four times at Agronomy Research Farm, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan. Data were recorded on plant phenology, yield and yield traits of the main (sunflower) and companion (mungbean) crops. Intercropping did not influence any of the observed morphological traits, yield contributing traits or grain yield of the main sunflower crop. Companion mungbean crop also did not show any advantage (p<0.05) on sole mungbean due to resources competition i.e. solar radiations, nutrients, water and space in the canopy on the ground area. Treatment row combination i.e. 1:1 and 1:2 (sunflower : mungbean) also did not show any advantage in grains yield and/or any of the observed yield trait of mungbean which exhibited sufficient space under the sunflower canopy for mungbean growth and development as additional crop for sustainable soil fertility. Different sowing dates i.e. about a month in delay sowing of intercrop from main sunflower crop did not show any significant (p<0.05) loss in yield or yield contributing traits. The study suggested that mungbean (Cv. Chakwal mung-06) can expectantly be intercropped in sunflower hybrid (Hysun-33) to make it competitive with any other crop of the cropping system in region subject to working on an appropriate planting geometry for sunflower and potential variety of the sunflower to be intercropped.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping with mungbean did not change the morphological traits, yield contributing traits or grain yield of sunflower
- Taxon
- sunflower
Helianthus annuuse1 - Treatment
- Intercroppinge1
- Outcome
- morphological traits, yield contributing traits or grain yielde1
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede1
- Comparator
- sole crope2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sole and intercropping Sunflower-Mungbean for spring cultivation in Peshawar”
e1“Intercropping did not influence any of the observed morphological traits, yield contributing traits or grain yield of the main sunflower crop”
e2“as intercrop and sole crop of each species”
Claim · model-written summary
Companion mungbean showed no advantage over sole mungbean in intercropping with sunflower
- Taxon
- mungbean
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Vigna radiatae3 - Treatment
- intercrope2
- Outcome
- advantagee1
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede1
- Qualifier
- due to resources competitione1
- Comparator
- sole mungbeane1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
t0“Sole and intercropping Sunflower-Mungbean for spring cultivation in Peshawar”
e1“Companion mungbean crop also did not show any advantage (p<0.05) on sole mungbean due to resources competition”
e2“as intercrop and sole crop of each species”
e3“mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The 1:1 and 1:2 sunflower-mungbean row combinations gave no advantage in mungbean grain yield or yield traits
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatae4
- Treatment
- row combination i.e. 1:1 and 1:2 (sunflower : mungbean)e4
- Outcome
- grains yield and/or any of the observed yield traite4
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sole and intercropping Sunflower-Mungbean for spring cultivation in Peshawar”
e4“Treatment row combination i.e. 1:1 and 1:2 (sunflower : mungbean) also did not show any advantage in grains yield and/or any of the observed yield trait of mungbean”
Claim · model-written summary
Delaying the intercrop sowing by about a month did not significantly reduce yield or yield-contributing traits
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatae3
- Treatment
- delay sowing of intercrope4
- Outcome
- loss in yield or yield contributing traitse4
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sole and intercropping Sunflower-Mungbean for spring cultivation in Peshawar”
e4“Different sowing dates i.e. about a month in delay sowing of intercrop from main sunflower crop did not show any significant (p<0.05) loss in yield or yield contributing traits”
e3“mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Mungbean cultivar Chakwal mung-06 can be intercropped in sunflower hybrid Hysun-33 to make the system competitive
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatae6
- Material
- Cv. Chakwal mung-06e6
- Outcome
- competitive with any other crop of the cropping systeme6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Sole and intercropping Sunflower-Mungbean for spring cultivation in Peshawar”
e6“The study suggested that mungbean (Cv. Chakwal mung-06) can expectantly be intercropped in sunflower hybrid (Hysun-33) to make it competitive with any other crop of the cropping system”
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