Abstract
This research focuses on the intercropping management options including aspects of yield performance, nitrogen contribution to groundnut and economical considerations through the usage of intercrop Maize, Sorghum and Pearl Millet under varying cuttings treatments. Intercropping is effective in increasing land productivity and efficiency in nutrient use and provides economic returns yet the best combinations have not been well explored. Randomised complete block design was used to assess the growth characteristics of plant height, modulation and nitrogen in sole cropping and intercropping treatments in which they make cuts. For sole crop, both, maize and pearl millet produced the highest green fodder yields of 13.40 t ha⁻¹ and 19.10 t ha⁻¹, respectively, and intercropping reduced the productivity for both crops but it was statistically significant, yield recorded in Maize (one cut) groundnut = 3.10 t ha⁻¹. Both nodulation and nitrogen content were maximum in sole groundnut, but they were lower when groundnut was grown in association with other crops. Among all competitive indices, the LER was the highest on maize (LER=1.72), pearl millet and sorghum indicated that intercropping enhances land use efficiency. This was facilitated by the Monetary Advantage Index (MAI) that provided much support to maize-groundnut intercrop, which was easily identified as the most appropriate option for inter-crop revenue generation with an MAI of Rs. 17,800. These results provide evidence for the suitability of maize as the best intercrop for the enhancement of productivity and profitability in groundnut based intercropping systems. This study adds valuable input to sustainable agriculture, particularly in that it expresses the yields and profits from distinct intercrop associations as numeral digits deemed useful by both the scientific and agricultural communities.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
Sole maize yielded 13.40 t ha⁻¹ green fodder.
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Verbatim
e0“For sole crop, both, maize and pearl millet produced the highest green fodder yields of 13.40 t ha⁻¹ and 19.10 t ha⁻¹, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole pearl millet yielded 19.10 t ha⁻¹ green fodder.
- Taxon
- pearl millet
Cenchrus americanuse0 - Outcome
- green fodder yieldse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 19.10 t ha⁻¹e0
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Verbatim
e0“For sole crop, both, maize and pearl millet produced the highest green fodder yields of 13.40 t ha⁻¹ and 19.10 t ha⁻¹, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping reduced maize fodder productivity significantly.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“intercropping reduced the productivity for both crops but it was statistically significant, yield recorded in Maize (one cut) groundnut = 3.10 t ha⁻¹”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping reduced pearl millet fodder productivity significantly.
- Taxon
- pearl milletCenchrus americanuse1
- Treatment
- intercroppinge0
- Outcome
- productivitye0
- Direction
- reducede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“intercropping reduced the productivity for both crops but it was statistically significant, yield recorded in Maize (one cut) groundnut = 3.10 t ha⁻¹”
e1“For sole crop, both, maize and pearl millet produced the highest green fodder yields of 13.40 t ha⁻¹ and 19.10 t ha⁻¹, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Groundnut yield with one-cut maize intercrop was 3.10 t ha⁻¹.
- Taxon
- groundnut
Arachis hypogaeae0 - Outcome
- yielde0
- Value
- 3.10 t ha⁻¹e0
- Qualifier
- Maize (one cut)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“yield recorded in Maize (one cut) groundnut = 3.10 t ha⁻¹”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole groundnut had maximum nodulation.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeae0
- Outcome
- nodulatione0
- Direction
- maximume0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both nodulation and nitrogen content were maximum in sole groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole groundnut had maximum nitrogen content.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeae0
- Outcome
- nitrogen contente0
- Direction
- maximume0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both nodulation and nitrogen content were maximum in sole groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropped groundnut had lower nodulation.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeae0
- Treatment
- grown in association with other cropse0
- Outcome
- nodulatione1
- Direction
- lowere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“they were lower when groundnut was grown in association with other crops”
e1“Both nodulation and nitrogen content were maximum in sole groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropped groundnut had lower nitrogen content.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeae0
- Treatment
- grown in association with other cropse0
- Outcome
- nitrogen contente1
- Direction
- lowere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“they were lower when groundnut was grown in association with other crops”
e1“Both nodulation and nitrogen content were maximum in sole groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize intercrop had the highest LER at 1.72.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the LER was the highest on maize (LER=1.72)”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize-groundnut intercrop had a monetary advantage index of Rs. 17,800.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeae0
- Outcome
- MAIe0
- Value
- Rs. 17,800e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maize-groundnut intercrop, which was easily identified as the most appropriate option for inter-crop revenue generation with an MAI of Rs. 17,800.”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors recommend maize as the best groundnut intercrop for productivity and profitability.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeae0
- Outcome
- maize as the best intercrope0
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Verbatim
e0“suitability of maize as the best intercrop for the enhancement of productivity and profitability in groundnut based intercropping systems.”
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