Abstract
Cassava/maize intercrops have been reported to be highly productive, mainly because of their different growth patterns. However, there is limited information on the influence of maize planting density in the cassava/maize intercrop on the performance of hybrid maize and improved cassava genotypes in Uganda. Thus, this study determined whether recently released cassava genotypes which are selected on the basis of monocrop performance, would perform equally well when intercropped with hybrid maize varieties. Cassava genotypes NAROCASS 1 and NASE 14 intercropped with Longe 6H maize were evaluated using randomized complete block design and three replications. Treatments were: Sole maize (SM), sole cassava (SC), alternate rows of cassava and maize (1C:1M), and one row of cassava alternating with two rows of maize (1C:2M). Intercropping significantly increased the maize plant heights in the 1C:2M system than in sole maize. Cob length and number of rows per cob decreased as the plant population density increased. Maize grain yield under the 1C:1M system was comparable to that of sole cropping. The 1C:2M system gave significantly reduced grain yields when compared with those at 1C:1M. Cassava root yield decreased in the order (SM>1C:1M>1C:2M). Although the yields of both cassava and maize under sole cropping were higher than their intercrop counterparts, intercropping was more productive than sole cropping as evidenced by the land equivalent ratios.
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Claim · model-written summary
Maize plants were taller under 1C:2M intercropping than sole maize.
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e0“Intercropping significantly increased the maize plant heights in the 1C:2M system than in sole maize”
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Maize cob length fell as planting density rose.
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t0“CASSAVA GENOTYPES AND HYBRID MAIZE”
e0“Cob length and number of rows per cob decreased as the plant population density increased”
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Maize cob row count fell as planting density rose.
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t0“CASSAVA GENOTYPES AND HYBRID MAIZE”
e0“Cob length and number of rows per cob decreased as the plant population density increased”
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Maize grain yield in 1C:1M was comparable with sole cropping.
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t0“CASSAVA GENOTYPES AND HYBRID MAIZE”
e0“Maize grain yield under the 1C:1M system was comparable to that of sole cropping”
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Maize grain yield was significantly lower under 1C:2M than 1C:1M.
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t0“CASSAVA GENOTYPES AND HYBRID MAIZE”
e0“The 1C:2M system gave significantly reduced grain yields when compared with those at 1C:1M”
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Cassava root yield declined across the stated systems.
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- CASSAVA
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- 1C:2Me0
- Outcome
- Cassava root yielde0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- SM>1C:1M>1C:2Me0
- Comparator
- 1C:1Me0
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t0“CASSAVA GENOTYPES AND HYBRID MAIZE”
e0“Cassava root yield decreased in the order (SM>1C:1M>1C:2M)”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole cassava yield exceeded intercrop cassava yield.
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- CASSAVAManihot esculentat0
- Treatment
- sole croppinge0
- Outcome
- yields of both cassava and maizee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- intercrop counterpartse0
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t0“CASSAVA GENOTYPES AND HYBRID MAIZE”
e0“Although the yields of both cassava and maize under sole cropping were higher than their intercrop counterparts”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole maize yield exceeded intercrop maize yield.
- Treatment
- sole croppinge0
- Outcome
- yields of both cassava and maizee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- intercrop counterpartse0
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t0“CASSAVA GENOTYPES AND HYBRID MAIZE”
e0“Although the yields of both cassava and maize under sole cropping were higher than their intercrop counterparts”
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Intercropping had greater land productivity than sole cropping by land equivalent ratios.
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- CASSAVAManihot esculentat0
- Outcome
- land equivalent ratiose0
- Direction
- more productivee0
- Comparator
- sole croppinge0
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t0“CASSAVA GENOTYPES AND HYBRID MAIZE”
e0“intercropping was more productive than sole cropping as evidenced by the land equivalent ratios”
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