Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2012 and 2013 at agricultural research farm, Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, West Bengal to study the effect of crop geometry and nutrient management on productivity and economics of baby corn and cowpea (fodder) intercropping system. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design having twelve treatments with each treatment replicated thrice. Higher numbers, length, girth, fresh and dry weight of baby cob as well as baby corn were recorded in various intercropping systems viz. 2:1, 2:2 row ratios with 100% NPK of base crop+75% PK of intercrop when compared with sole crop of baby corn. Higher number of corns ha-1, baby corn yield and green fodder yield of baby corn and cowpea were found in sole crop of baby corn and cowpea, respectively. This was significantly higher than various intercropping systems. Total green fodder yield in different intercropping systems was higher than sole cowpea but lower than sole crop of baby corn. The treatment having 3:1 row ratio of baby corn and cowpea with 100% NPK of base crop+75% PK of intercrop exhibited significantly higher total dry fodder yield over sole crop of cowpea and at par with sole crop of baby corn. The highest gross return, net return and return rupee-1 investment was achieved in sole crop of baby corn which was significantly higher than all other intercropping combinations as well as sole crop of Cowpea.
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Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping at 2:1 and 2:2 row ratios with full base NPK and 75% PK increased baby cob numbers, length and girth relative to sole baby corn.
Verbatim
e0“Higher numbers, length, girth, fresh and dry weight of baby cob as well as baby corn were recorded in various intercropping systems viz. 2:1, 2:2 row ratios with 100% NPK of base crop+75% PK of intercrop when compared with sole crop of baby corn”
Claim · model-written summary
The same intercropping systems increased fresh and dry weight of baby cob relative to sole baby corn.
Verbatim
e0“Higher numbers, length, girth, fresh and dry weight of baby cob as well as baby corn were recorded in various intercropping systems viz. 2:1, 2:2 row ratios with 100% NPK of base crop+75% PK of intercrop when compared with sole crop of baby corn”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole baby corn gave a significantly higher number of corns per hectare and baby corn yield than the various intercropping systems.
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e1“Higher number of corns ha-1, baby corn yield and green fodder yield of baby corn and cowpea were found in sole crop of baby corn and cowpea, respectively. This was significantly higher than various intercropping systems.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole cowpea gave a significantly higher green fodder yield than the various intercropping systems.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatae1 - Treatment
- sole crop of baby corn and cowpeae1
- Outcome
- green fodder yielde1
- Direction
- Highere1
- Comparator
- various intercropping systemse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Higher number of corns ha-1, baby corn yield and green fodder yield of baby corn and cowpea were found in sole crop of baby corn and cowpea, respectively. This was significantly higher than various intercropping systems.”
Claim · model-written summary
Total green fodder yield in intercropping systems was higher than sole cowpea.
- Taxon
- cowpeaVigna unguiculatae2
- Treatment
- different intercropping systemse2
- Outcome
- Total green fodder yielde2
- Direction
- highere2
- Comparator
- sole cowpeae2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“Total green fodder yield in different intercropping systems was higher than sole cowpea but lower than sole crop of baby corn.”
Claim · model-written summary
Total green fodder yield in intercropping systems was lower than sole baby corn.
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e2“Total green fodder yield in different intercropping systems was higher than sole cowpea but lower than sole crop of baby corn.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 3:1 row ratio of baby corn and cowpea with full base NPK and 75% PK gave significantly higher total dry fodder yield than sole cowpea.
Verbatim
e3“The treatment having 3:1 row ratio of baby corn and cowpea with 100% NPK of base crop+75% PK of intercrop exhibited significantly higher total dry fodder yield over sole crop of cowpea and at par with sole crop of baby corn.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 3:1 row ratio of baby corn and cowpea gave total dry fodder yield at par with sole baby corn.
Verbatim
e3“The treatment having 3:1 row ratio of baby corn and cowpea with 100% NPK of base crop+75% PK of intercrop exhibited significantly higher total dry fodder yield over sole crop of cowpea and at par with sole crop of baby corn.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole baby corn gave the highest gross return, net return and return per rupee invested, significantly higher than all other intercropping combinations.
Verbatim
e4“The highest gross return, net return and return rupee-1 investment was achieved in sole crop of baby corn which was significantly higher than all other intercropping combinations as well as sole crop of Cowpea.”
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