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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Intercropping"”.
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Design and analysis of intercropping experiments
The statistical problems of intercropping experiments (which involve the growing of two or more crops together) are investigated in this study. Measures of combined yield are discussed; the Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) is shown to be the 'best' index for intercropping. Problems that arise in the …
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Intercropping dynamics in a perennial Kernza cropping system
A research agenda has been undertaken to perennialize agrarian landscapes in response to structural issues inherent to annual agricultural production, which compromise the sustainability and resiliency of cropping systems. These issues include soil erosion, nutrient runoff, declining soil organic …
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The effect of a cabbage-carrot intercropping system on the incidence of cabbage pests
… in cultural control strategies, that includes intercropping of unrelated crop plants, has been rekindled because of problems experienced with pesticide use. A study that involved the planting of two field trials with cabbage and carrot plants in different ratios, as a substitutive intercropping …
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Effects of intercropping berseem clover on a primary oat crop and succeeding corn yield
Some farmers in Iowa are already incorporating berseem clover into their intercropped and rotational systems. However, in Iowa many farmers are still skeptical of using Berseem clover because of uncertainty of its economic benefits and because of lack of information and research about its cropping …
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Intercropping Pearl Millet and Soybeans at Various Row Spacings, Seeding Rates, and Cropping Patterns
… study was conducted to evaluate the influence of intercropping pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides (Burm. F.) Stapf and C. E. Hubb.) and soybeans (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), a nitrogen fixing species, at various row spacings, seeding rates, and cropping patterns. Pearl millet and soybeans were grown …
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Intercropping for food, fiber, and fuel on pine plantations in Virginia and North Carolina
Intercropping is defined as a management approach where two or more crops are planted on the same forested site simultaneously. The advantages of applying this concept on young pine plantations in the south can increase site utilization, reduce weed competition, provide annual or semi-annual …
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Conservation agriculture in Senegal: comparing the effects of intercropping and mulching on millet yields
… study was initiated to assess the potential for intercropping either cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) or mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) into traditional pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) cropping systems. During the 2013 and 2014 growing seasons two varieties of cowpea …
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Evaluation of three forage Legumes and Intercropping pattern for improved productivity of maize( Zea mays L.)
The objectives of the study was to determine a maize/ forage legume combination and an appropriate row arrangement that would result in high maize grain and total stover / legume straw yield, enhanced crude protein content of the maize stover /legume straw and increased crude protein content of the …
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Evaluation of three forage Legumes and Intercropping pattern for improved productivity of maize( Zea mays L.)
The objectives of the study was to determine a maize/ forage legume combination and an appropriate row arrangement that would result in high maize grain and total stover / legume straw yield, enhanced crude protein content of the maize stover /legume straw and increased crude protein content of the …
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Greenhouse gas fluxes and root productivity in a switchgrass and loblolly pine intercropping system for bioenergy production
… the overall environmental sustainability of intercropping pine (Pinus taeda L.) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), both of which are promising feedstock for bioenergy production in the Lower Coastal Plain in North Carolina. We measured soil CO₂ efflux (RS) every six weeks from January …
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Effect of dry wheat straw mulching and cowpea-maize intercropping on soil erosion and maize yield in Zambia
… of dry wheat straw mulching and cowpea-maize intercropping practices on soil erosion and maize yield. The field experiment was conducted at the University of Zambia, Great East Road Campus Field Station, in Lusaka, which is managed by the School of Agricultural Sciences. The study aimed at …
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Intercropping with resistant cultivars reduces early blight and root knot disease on susceptible cultivars of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
… on susceptible tomato cultivars is reduced by intercropping with resistant cultivars. A second objective was to investigate the mechanism of the disease reduction observed. Early blight (caused by Alternaria solani) rate of disease increase and lesion expansion were lower on susceptible tomato …
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Intercropping Studies With Soybean (Glycine Max (L.); Merr.) and Maize (Zea Mays L.) or Ryegrass (Lolium Perenne L.)
This research concentrates on the study of N fertilizer, N$\sb2$-fixation, and N-transfer under monocrop and intercrop conditions and on the amount of residual soil N after intercrop and monocrop systems. In the experiments reported here, soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) was grown in association …
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Diversifying crop systems by developing intercropping breeding strategies for improving forage yield and quality in oat-legume mixtures
Intercropping is a critical yet underutilized strategy for enhancing agricultural system resilience in U.S. Midwest cropping systems. Chapter 1 reviews the historical, economic, and ecological factors that have entrenched monoculture in the Midwest, highlighting the resulting vulnerabilities to …
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Assessment of Soil, Yield and Yield Contributing Parameters of Potato in Legume Intercropping and Silicon Application in Texas, United States
… was placed on two agricultural methods: the intercropping system and the application of silicon. For this reason, a research experiment was carried out in San Marcos, Texas, with a randomized complete design having six treatments and four replications, namely, sole potato, potato with pea, …
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Effects of Morphological Traits and Cultural Practices of Intercropped Soybeans and Cereals
Research on intercropping systems has become of importance because of the serious concern over increasing world population and the concurrent demand for more food. Intercropping and other types of multiple cropping are viewed as possible methods of increasing food production. In experiments …
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Cultivation practices, maize and soybean productivity and soil properties on fragile slopes in Yunnan Province, China
… (5) contour cultivation with polythene mulch and intercropping, wide and narrow row spacing, with soybean in wide row spacing. Crop growth parameters and soil physical properties were measured throughout the cropping seasons. Considering three years data, contour cultivation with polythene mulch …
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Elucidating the ecophysiological complexities of maize and soybean intercrop systems to improve ecosystem services
Intercropping, cultivating more than one species in the same field, has been practised for millennia by smallholder farmers and indigenous peoples, and is still prevalent across the globe. Recent studies have found evidence of increased production per unit area, efficient resource-use, and enhanced …
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Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]: Protein-rich Legume for Improving Soil Fertility and Diversifying Cropping Systems
… its potential for increasing crop yields via intercropping systems and improving soil fertility through biological N₂ fixation. To understand the agronomic practices and soil physical properties limiting mungbean production, the impacts of two mungbean cultivars (Berken and OK2000) with and …
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Growth Effects of Light and Plant Competition in a High Yield Environment (Soybeans; Zea Mays)
… ontogeny, and physical characteristics. Strip intercropping was experimented with as a possible cultural practice that would allow greater light penetration into corn canopies.
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