Cassava-based intercropping: a review

Mutsaers, H. J. W.; Ezumah, H.C.; Osiru, D.S.O.

doi:10.1016/0378-4290(93)90125-7

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“…India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand). Thus we now have a more complete understanding of the cassava arthropod complex, crop losses, and possible control techniques (19,20,42,67,102,112,132,161,179). This review focuses on pests that can significantly reduce cassava production, with emphasis on the neotropics.…”

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Recent Advances in Cassava Pest Management

Bellotti

Smith

Lapointe

1999

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

175

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Cassava (Manihot esculenta) occupies a uniquely important position as a food security crop for smallholder farmers in ares of the tropics where climate, soils, or societal stresses constrain production. Given its reliability and productivity, cassava is the most important locally produced food in a third of the world's low-income, food-deficit countries. It is the fourth most important source of carbohydrates for human consumption in the tropics, after rice, sugar, and maize. World production of cassava from 1994-1996 averaged 166 million tons/year grown on 16.6 million hectares (ha), for an average yield of 9.9 tons/ha. Approximately 57% is used for human consumption, 32% for animal feed and industrial purposes, and 11% is waste. Africa accounts for 51.3% of the production; Asia, 29.4%; and Latin America, 19.3%. The area planted to cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is 10.3, 3.7, and 2.6 million ha, respectively.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Advances in Cassava Pest Management

Bellotti

Smith

Lapointe

1999

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

175

119

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“…Thus, a modified (mATER) as described by Mutsaers et al. () was used in our study to determine the biological efficiency on the cassava‐based systems.…”

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“…Cassava is usually intercropped with short duration crops because of its slow initial growth (3–4 months) which allows the farmer to exploit the niche between the cassava stands by smothering weeds and increasing economic returns of the system (Mutsaers et al. ; Salau et al. ).…”

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Mixture productivity of cassava‐based cropping system and food security under humid tropical conditions

Adekunle

Olowe

Olasantan

et al. 2014

Food and Energy Security

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The two field trials evaluated the performance of sesame (var. PBTil) and sunflower (var. Isaanka) intercropped with cassava (var. TMS 30572 and TME 1) in a cassava‐based cropping system with a view to studying the phenology of the component crops and establishing mixture productivity in terms of biological efficiency (land equivalent ratio [LER] and area time equivalency ratio [ATER]), intercrop compatibility land equivalent coefficient (LEC) and economic efficiency (monetary advantage index [MAI] and cassava yield equivalent [CYE]) of the systems under humid tropical conditions during the early and late cropping seasons of 2003/2004. Intercropping highly significantly (P < 0.01) delayed number of days to flowering, physiological maturity and height at both stages, seed yield and yield attributes of sesame and sunflower relative to their monocrops. Similarly, intercropping highly significantly (P < 0.01) reduced number of leaves and plant height at 2, 3, 4 and 12 months after planting (MAP), number and weight of tubers per plant, mean tuber weight and tuber yield of cassava relative to their monocrops. The six intercropping systems recorded significantly (P < 0.05) higher biological efficiency (LER > 1.00 in both plantings and ATER > 1.00 in the late planting) than their respective monocrops and relatively high intercrop compatibility (LEC > 0.037 and 0.25). Based on MAI and CYE, TME 1/Ses/Sun, TMS 30572/Ses/Sun and TMS 30572/Sun were the three most economically efficient cropping systems, especially in the late and more preferred planting season and are hereby recommended to prospective growers for cultivation, economic empowerment, and reduction of household food insecurity.

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“…It is a staple for 160 million people or 40% of the population, mostly in west and central Africa (Anon, 1988). Cassava-based intercropping is a common practice in the subhumid and humid tropics (Mutsaers et al, 1993). Cassava is a long-duration crop with slow initial growth and ground cover.…”

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Cassava Cultivation Management for Sustainable Vegetable Production in Intercropping with Okra

Olasantan¹

2005

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

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A five-year field experiment evaluated the effects of growing okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] in inter-row spaces of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and at three sowing dates on yield of both crops. Two contrasting cassava cultivars (TMS 30572-early maturing, short with full-branch and dense canopy and Odongbo-late maturing, tall with less-branch and sparse canopy) were evaluated. In the first experiment, okra was sown on 30 July, 20 August and 3 September as a late-season crop in 1999 and on 27 May, 10 June and 24 June as an early-season crop in 2000. In the second experiment, okra was sown on 29 May, 21 June and 12 July as an early-season crop in 2001 and on 13 August, 29 August and 12 September as a late-season crop in 2002. Leaf area index (LAI), days to 50% flowering and first pod harvest, yield and yield components of okra in mixed stands were the same as in monoculture in both experiments. However, cassava Odongbo/okra intercrop resulted in an increase in fresh pod yield and economic returns of okra by 19-21% and 20-26%, respectively, compared with monoculture and cassava TMS 30572/okra intercrop. LAI of okra was significantly increased by 20-45% in the first and second sowing dates, but it took 2-10 days longer for the first and second-sown okra plants to reach 50% flowering and first pod harvest over those of the third-sowing date in any experiment. Mean increase in okra fresh pod yield with first and second sowing dates was 2.4-5.6 t ha Ϫ1 over the third sowing date in either experiment. The mean economic returns with the first and second sowing dates were 105% and 50% in the first experiment and 125% and 50% in the second experiment, respectively, over those of the third sowing date regardless of cropping system. The cassava yields were not affected by cropping system and okra sowing date. For sustainable okra production in wide inter-row spaces of cassava, growing both crops in May for the earlyseason crops and in early August for the late-season crops and using tall, sparse canopy cassava is recommended.

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Cassava-based intercropping: a review

Cited by 47 publications

References 16 publications

Recent Advances in Cassava Pest Management

Recent Advances in Cassava Pest Management

Mixture productivity of cassava‐based cropping system and food security under humid tropical conditions

Cassava Cultivation Management for Sustainable Vegetable Production in Intercropping with Okra

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