Growth, yield, competition and economics of groundnut/cereal fodder intercropping systems in the semi-arid tropics of India

Evaluation of Yield and Competition Indices for Intercropped Eight Maize Varieties, Soybean and Cowpea in the Zone of Savanna of South-West RD Congo

“…The total K was above one in the case of all intercrops with cowpea and soybean, which indicates a definite yield advantage due to intercropping [12]. However, in the maize-cowpea mixture (09SADVE F2 and Mudishi 1) and in maize-soybean mixtures (07SADVE and Mudishi 1), the total K was below one, which indicates that there was a yield disadvantage [13] [36]. K values followed a similar trend with the LER values.…”

“…The MAI values were positive under maize-soybean intercropping system (Table 3), which shows a definite yield advantage compared with the other intercropping Open Access Library Journal These findings were also in agreement with the results of LER and the other competition indices (Table 1 and Table 2). Similarly, Ghosh [13] found that when the LER and K where higher there is also significant economic benefit expressed with Open Access Library Journal higher MAI values.…”

Productivity, Weed Dynamics, Nutrient Mining, and Monetary Advantage of Maize-Legume Intercropping in the Eastern Himalayan Region of India

“…Legumes in an intercropping system, for example, not only fix atmospheric nitrogen for its use but could offer a part of nitrogen to the companion crop (Blackshaw et al, 2004). A suitable intercropping provides a yield advantage over a sole cropping, because the component crops utilize the natural resources in such a way that they are able to complement each other (Ghosh, 2004;Agegnehu et al, 2006;Choudhary et al, 2012b).…”

“…Soil health can be improved by reducing the uptake of nutrients with increased sustainability of productivity (Hugar and Palled, 2008). Large numbers of field studies have been undertaken to compare the monetary advantages of the sole crop yield when grown along with other crops in the system (Banik et al, 2000;Ghosh, 2004;Chalka and Nepalia, 2006;Agegnehu et al, 2006). Improper spatial arrangement in intercropping not only reduces the yield components but also induces a high degree of rolling topography (Choudhary et al, 2012b).…”

Performance of ash gourd (benincasa hispida) in intercrop with different leafy vegetables

“…Production efficiency: Now a day, farmers are concerned mostly in total profit and marginal benefit: cost ratio from investment in labor and inputs (Ghosh, 2004). The yield and economic performance of intercropping was assessed to determine whether the ash gourd yield and additional red amaranth or jute or stem amaranth yield were sufficient to convince farmers for practicing intercropping system.…”