The crop intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and radiation use efficiency (RUE) vary markedly in different intercropping systems. The HHLA (horizontally homogeneous leaf area) and ERCRT (extended row crop radiation transmission) models have been established to calculate the intercepted PAR for intercrops. However, there is still a lack of study on the intercepted PAR and RUE u...

ABSTRACT: One of the biggest challenges in intercropping two or more crops is to maintain their productivity as that sole counterparts. In order obtain sustainable systems a semi-arid environment, this study evaluated agro-economic advantage and sustainability intercropped carrot cowpea, optimizing green manuring spatial arrangements. Experiments were conducted period from July October 2017 201...

The spatial variation in plant species associated with intercropping is intended to reduce resource competition between species and increase yield potential. A field experiment was carried out on corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) intercropping in a replacement series experiment with weed contamination consist of: weed free, infestation of redroot pigweed, infestation of jimsonweed...

Abstract: Rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) plantation is a major land use practiced in Xishuangbanna of south-western China. Effects of rubber plantation (RP) and tea-rubber intercropping (TRI) systems on soil organic carbon pools were evaluated by recording changes in soil organic carbon in an age sequence of 12-, 20-, 26-, and 40-year old plantations. Labile organic carbon (LOC) increased in ...

Intercropping is growing two or more crops simultaneously on a piece of land to harness the efficient use resources increase per unit productivity. Maize being wide row crop provides ample scope accommodate short duration as intercrop. Legume are good option be grown intercrops in rows maize. A two-year experiment was conducted at Agriculture Research farm, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Kh...

In intercropping distance research, traditional field experiments are time-consuming and tedious, and cannot be applied to quantitative interspecific distance quickly. Therefore it has become a big concern for researchers in this field to further reduce manual operation, and more automatically and quickly get the optimal planting distance. In this paper, an optimization algorithm was applied to...

A field experiment was carried out during the 2017-18 cropping season at Jinka Agricultural Research Center on station, South Omo zone, Southern Ethiopia, to determine suitable legumes in cassava legume intercropping yield and land use efficiency of both crops. The consisted 7 treatments (cassava with haricot bean, cowpea, pigeon pea as intercrop compared cassava, cowpea sole) laid RCBD three r...