Abstract
ABSTRACT The success of intercropping depends on the spatial arrangement between crops, aiming at the best use of the planting area and greater profitability for the farmer. Here, we evaluated the effect of cassava-peanut intercropping on several agronomic parameters. The research was carried out in the APTA experimental area, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The experimental design was randomized blocks with four treatments (peanut in monoculture - P; cassava in monoculture - C, cassava intercropped with peanuts planted between rows - CPb, and intercropping in alternating double rows - CPd) and eight replications. The variables analyzed were vegetative growth of cassava plants, soil vegetation cover and weed control, incidence of the main cassava and peanut pests, productivity, and the land equivalent ratio (LER). Only CPb inhibited cassava vegetative growth, significantly affecting its final height. Greater vegetation coverage and, consequently, lower occurrence of weeds, was obtained in CPb in addition to lower incidence of whiteflies in cassava. The intercropping system, regardless of the spatial arrangement used, increased the incidence of the lace bug in cassava and reduced the incidence of peanut pests. Crop productivity was lower in CPd due to the lower planting density of intercrops. However, both intercropping arrangements increased LER. Thus, despite the spatial arrangement of the intercropping system having implied different agronomic responses of the crops, planting peanuts between the cassava rows brought the best agronomic results.
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Claim · model-written summary
CPb inhibited cassava growth and significantly reduced final height.
- Taxon
- cassava
Manihot esculentae0 - Treatment
- CPbe0
- Outcome
- vegetative growthe0
- Direction
- inhibitede0
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e0“Only CPb inhibited cassava vegetative growth, significantly affecting its final height”
Claim · model-written summary
CPb increased vegetation cover.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae1
- Treatment
- CPbe0
- Outcome
- vegetation coveragee0
- Direction
- Greatere0
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e0“Greater vegetation coverage and, consequently, lower occurrence of weeds, was obtained in CPb”
e1“cassava-peanut intercropping”
Claim · model-written summary
CPb reduced weed occurrence.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae1
- Treatment
- CPbe0
- Interactor
- weedse0weed
- Outcome
- occurrence of weedse0
- Direction
- lowere0
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e0“lower occurrence of weeds, was obtained in CPb”
e1“cassava-peanut intercropping”
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CPb reduced whitefly incidence in cassava.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Treatment
- CPbe1
- Interactor
- whitefliesAleyrodoideae0pest
- Outcome
- incidence of whitefliese0
- Direction
- lowere0
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e0“lower incidence of whiteflies in cassava”
e1“was obtained in CPb in addition to lower incidence of whiteflies in cassava”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping increased lace bug incidence in cassava.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Treatment
- intercropping systeme0
- Interactor
- lace buge0pest
- Outcome
- incidence of the lace buge0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“The intercropping system, regardless of the spatial arrangement used, increased the incidence of the lace bug in cassava and reduced the incidence of peanut pests”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping reduced peanut pest incidence.
- Taxon
- peanut
Arachis hypogaeae0 - Treatment
- intercropping systeme0
- Interactor
- peanut pestse0pest
- Outcome
- incidence of peanut pestse0
- Direction
- reducede0
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e0“The intercropping system, regardless of the spatial arrangement used, increased the incidence of the lace bug in cassava and reduced the incidence of peanut pests”
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Productivity was lower under CPd because of lower intercrop density.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae1
- Treatment
- CPde0
- Outcome
- Crop productivitye0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Qualifier
- lower planting density of intercropse0
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e0“Crop productivity was lower in CPd due to the lower planting density of intercrops”
e1“cassava-peanut intercropping”
Claim · model-written summary
Both intercropping arrangements increased LER.
- Taxon
- cassava and peanutArachis hypogaeaManihot esculentae1
- Treatment
- both intercropping arrangementse0
- Outcome
- LERe0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“both intercropping arrangements increased LER”
e1“cassava and peanut”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that peanuts between cassava rows gave the best agronomic results.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae0
- Outcome
- planting peanuts between the cassava rowse0
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Verbatim
e0“planting peanuts between the cassava rows brought the best agronomic results”
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