Abstract
A study was carried out to find, in the intercropping system, the combination for optimizing maize production put into the direct seeding mulch-based cropping systems (DMC). Eight varieties of maize and two legumes were put into intercropping and rotated systems respectively in first and second season, following a factorial system with four replicates. In the second season, maize was sowed on mulch from sole crops and intercrops of first season. The results showed that in the first and second seasons, maize sole crop and maize on maize + cowpea mulch were more productive (2350.19 kgha -1 and 2974.82 kgha -1 respectively) than maize on maize + soybean mulch. But, Mudishi 3-soya and 07SADVE variety on maize + cowpea mulch obtained the greatest benefit for the various association systems (cost/benefit ratio = 4.04 and 2.01 respectively). Maize varieties have doubled, tripled or quadrupled their yields when rotated with cowpea and soybean, and the high yields observed in this study resulted in significant benefits in increasing their ratios whether in combination or in rotation. These new agricultural production techniques could free the farmer from tillage by leaving the cover plants to ensure equivalent work (DMC).
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Claim · model-written summary
Sole maize in the first season was more productive than maize on soybean mulch.
- Treatment
- maize sole crope0
- Outcome
- productivee0
- Direction
- more productivee0
- Value
- 2350.19 kgha -1e0
- Comparator
- maize on maize + soybean mulche0
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Verbatim
e0“maize sole crop and maize on maize + cowpea mulch were more productive (2350.19 kgha -1 and 2974.82 kgha -1 respectively) than maize on maize + soybean mulch”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize on cowpea mulch in the second season was more productive than on soybean mulch.
- Treatment
- maize on maize + cowpea mulche0
- Outcome
- productivee0
- Direction
- more productivee0
- Value
- 2974.82 kgha -1e0
- Comparator
- maize on maize + soybean mulche0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maize sole crop and maize on maize + cowpea mulch were more productive (2350.19 kgha -1 and 2974.82 kgha -1 respectively) than maize on maize + soybean mulch”
Claim · model-written summary
Mudishi 3-soya had greatest association benefit with cost/benefit ratio 4.04.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Mudishi 3-soya and 07SADVE variety on maize + cowpea mulch obtained the greatest benefit for the various association systems (cost/benefit ratio = 4.04 and 2.01 respectively)”
Claim · model-written summary
07SADVE on cowpea mulch had greatest association benefit with cost/benefit ratio 2.01.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Mudishi 3-soya and 07SADVE variety on maize + cowpea mulch obtained the greatest benefit for the various association systems (cost/benefit ratio = 4.04 and 2.01 respectively)”
Claim · model-written summary
Rotation with cowpea doubled, tripled or quadrupled maize variety yields.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Maize varieties have doubled, tripled or quadrupled their yields when rotated with cowpea and soybean”
Claim · model-written summary
Rotation with soybean doubled, tripled or quadrupled maize variety yields.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Maize varieties have doubled, tripled or quadrupled their yields when rotated with cowpea and soybean”
Claim · model-written summary
High yields increased cost/benefit ratios in combination and rotation.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“high yields observed in this study resulted in significant benefits in increasing their ratios whether in combination or in rotation”
t0“Maize”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest mulch cover plants could replace tillage work for farmers.
- Outcome
- free the farmer from tillage by leaving the cover plants to ensure equivalent worke0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“These new agricultural production techniques could free the farmer from tillage by leaving the cover plants to ensure equivalent work (DMC)”
t0“Maize”
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