Evaluate the Competitive Interactions among Component Crops in Cassava-Legume-Based Intercropping Systems

Competition among component crops in an intercropping system is important factor that influences productivity. To realize the benefit of terms higher productivity per unit area, competitive behaviour needs to be quantified. As such, experiment was conducted determine cassava-legume-based systems. The a factorial randomized complete design with three replications. treatments consisted seven cropping associations and two spatial arrangements. result shows both land equivalent ratio area time greater than one for cassava-soybean compared other In general, across agro-climatic zones. case relative crowding coefficient, indices were cassava legumes also Also, on average when intercropped using 2 m x 0.5 arrangement. further monetary advantage index all systems monocropping. conclusion, it shown that, advantageous economic indices.