Abstract
Field trials were conducted at the University Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, southern Cote d'Ivoire during the 2015 and 2016 short rainy season to study the performance of maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] intercrop as influenced by row arrangement. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) with five treatments (SM; SC; MC; 1M1C and 2M4C) and three replications was used. SM was sole maize, SC was sole cowpea, MC was intra-line pattern, 1M:1C was inter-line pattern and 2M4C was strip-intercropping maize-cowpea. The results revealed that there were significant effects of cropping patterns on growth and yield components of maize and cowpea crops. Among the cropping systems studied during both years growing seasons 2015 and 2016, the highest yield advantage for cowpea and maize (land equivalent ratio = 1.62; 1.10) was obtained from intercropping pattern 2M:C4. The observed Land equivalent ratio (LER) values correspond to 38.27 and 9.90 % of lands saved which could be used for other agricultural purposes. With this cropping pattern, land equivalent coefficient (LEC) values (0.62 and 0.30) indicated that, greatest productivity per unit area was achieved by growing the two crops together. In this cropping pattern, both crops were highly complementary and most suitable in mixture as confirmed by competitive ratio (CR) values of 0.72. Key words: Crop row arrangement, yield component, maize, cowpea, system productivity.
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Claim · model-written summary
Cropping patterns significantly affected growth and yield components of maize.
Zea maysNot reportedComparatorDirection
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e1“there were significant effects of cropping patterns on growth and yield components of maize and cowpea crops”
Claim · model-written summary
Cropping patterns significantly affected growth and yield components of cowpea.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatae1 - Treatment
- cropping patternse1
- Outcome
- growth and yield componentse1
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e1“there were significant effects of cropping patterns on growth and yield components of maize and cowpea crops”
Claim · model-written summary
The intercropping pattern 2M:C4 gave the highest land equivalent ratio for cowpea, 1.62.
- Taxon
- cowpeaVigna unguiculatae2
- Treatment
- intercropping pattern 2M:C4e2
- Outcome
- land equivalent ratioe2
- Direction
- highest yield advantagee2
- Value
- 1.62e2
- Comparator
- cropping systems studiede2
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e2“Among the cropping systems studied during both years growing seasons 2015 and 2016, the highest yield advantage for cowpea and maize (land equivalent ratio = 1.62; 1.10) was obtained from intercropping pattern 2M:C4”
Claim · model-written summary
The intercropping pattern 2M:C4 gave the highest land equivalent ratio for maize, 1.10.
- Treatment
- intercropping pattern 2M:C4e2
- Outcome
- land equivalent ratioe2
- Direction
- highest yield advantagee2
- Value
- 1.10e2
- Comparator
- cropping systems studiede2
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e2“Among the cropping systems studied during both years growing seasons 2015 and 2016, the highest yield advantage for cowpea and maize (land equivalent ratio = 1.62; 1.10) was obtained from intercropping pattern 2M:C4”
Claim · model-written summary
The observed land equivalent ratio values correspond to 38.27% of land saved.
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]”
e3“The observed Land equivalent ratio (LER) values correspond to 38.27 and 9.90 % of lands saved”
Claim · model-written summary
The observed land equivalent ratio values correspond to 9.90% of land saved.
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]”
e3“The observed Land equivalent ratio (LER) values correspond to 38.27 and 9.90 % of lands saved”
Claim · model-written summary
Land equivalent coefficient value of 0.62 indicated the greatest productivity per unit area from growing the two crops together.
- Outcome
- land equivalent coefficient (LEC) valuese4
- Value
- 0.62e4
- Qualifier
- greatest productivity per unit area was achieved by growing the two crops togethere4
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]”
e4“land equivalent coefficient (LEC) values (0.62 and 0.30) indicated that, greatest productivity per unit area was achieved by growing the two crops together”
Claim · model-written summary
Land equivalent coefficient value of 0.30 indicated the greatest productivity per unit area from growing the two crops together.
- Outcome
- land equivalent coefficient (LEC) valuese4
- Value
- 0.30e4
- Qualifier
- greatest productivity per unit area was achieved by growing the two crops togethere4
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]”
e4“land equivalent coefficient (LEC) values (0.62 and 0.30) indicated that, greatest productivity per unit area was achieved by growing the two crops together”
Claim · model-written summary
The competitive ratio of 0.72 shows that both crops were highly complementary and most suitable in mixture.
- Outcome
- competitive ratio (CR) valuese5
- Value
- 0.72e5
- Qualifier
- both crops were highly complementary and most suitable in mixturee5
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t0“maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp]”
e5“both crops were highly complementary and most suitable in mixture as confirmed by competitive ratio (CR) values of 0.72”
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