scholarly journals Biological and economic efficacy of cowpea-radish association fertilized with organic manure in diverse planting arrangements

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e133101119298
Author(s):  
Renato Leandro da Costa Nunes ◽  
Francisco Bezerra Neto ◽  
Aurélio Paes Barros Júnior ◽  
Jailma Suerda Silva de Lima ◽  
Josimar Nogueora da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yield Loss ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Calotropis Procera ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
Land Equivalent Ratio ◽  
Net Revenue ◽  
Economic Efficacy ◽  
Actual Yield ◽  
Economic Indices

Green manuring and the spatial arrangement of planting intercropped crops are manageable factors to increase the bioeconomic effectiveness of intercropped systems. Therefore, the object of this study was to work out the bio-economic efficacy in cowpea-radish association under diverse Calotropis procera biomass amounts and planting arrangements in two cultivation seasons through biological and economic indices. The research was conducted in a design of randomized complete blocks with four repetitions. The treatments were made of combination of four C. procera biomass amounts placed into the soil (20, 35, 50 and 65 t ha-1) with three cowpea-radish planting arrangements (2:2, 3:3 and 4:4). The biological indices, land equivalent ratio (LER), area-time equivalency ratio (ATER), actual yield loss (AYL), and system productivity index (SPI) and the economic indicators gross revenue (GR), net revenue (NR), rate of return (RR) and profit margin (PM) were evaluated to express the bio-economic efficacy of the cowpea-radish association. The greatest biological efficiencies of the cowpea-radish association were attained with LER and ATER of 1.75 and 1.25; AYL and SPI of 1.48 and 13.15 t ha-1, respectively, in the amount of 62 t ha-1 of C. procera biomass in the planting arrangements 2: 2 and 3: 3. The largest net economic revenue (NR) of 16,382.85 R$ ha-1 was attained in the amount of 52 t ha-1 of C. procera in the planting arrangement 3: 3.

Growth dynamics and agronomic-economic benefits of pea - oat and pea - barley intercrops

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos A. Dordas ◽  
Dimitrios N. Vlachostergios ◽  
Anastasios S. Lithourgidis
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Growth Dynamics ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Land Use Efficiency ◽  
Actual Yield ◽  
Economic Indices

Pea (Pisum arvense L.) is an important legume in many areas of the world, which is used for forage and grain production and could be used in intercropping systems. Intercropping of pea with oat (Avena sativa L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), in two seeding ratios 60 : 40 and 80 : 20, was compared with pea and two cereal monocrops for two growing seasons (2008–10), at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. The effect of the intercropping systems was determined on growth rate, plant height, chlorophyll content, DM, and N yield. Also, several competition and economic indices were used to evaluate the intercropping systems, such as land equivalent ratio (LER), relative crowding coefficient (K), aggressivity (A), competitive ratio (CR), actual yield loss (AYL), system productivity index (SPI), monetary advantage index (MAI), and intercropping advantage (IA). Growth rate of pea and cereals was lower by an average of 39 and 64%, respectively, in the intercrops than in the monocrops. DM yield was the highest in barley monocrop (13.00 Mg ha–1) followed by P80O20 intercrop (11.73 Mg ha–1). Pea monocrop, and P80O20 and P80B20 intercrops showed the highest crude protein (CP) concentration (137, 132 and 130 g kg–1 DM, respectively), whereas P80O20 intercrop also produced the highest CP yield (1552 kg ha–1). The LER, K, and AYL values (average 1.09, 1.75 and 0.29, respectively), were greater for both pea-oat intercrops compared with the pea-barley intercrops (average 0.98, 0.92 and 0.06, respectively), indicating that in these systems there was an advantage of intercropping for exploiting the resources of the environment. The A, CR, and partial AYL values in all intercrops were greater for oat and barley than pea, which indicated that cereals were more competitive partners than pea. The highest MAI, IA, and SPI values were recorded for P80O20 followed by P60O40 intercrops indicating that these intercropping systems were the most profitable. The results from this study showed that both pea-oat intercrops were more productive with high CP yield, and also they showed the best land-use efficiency.

ASSESSMENT OF ADVANTAGES OF PEA AND NON-LEGUME WINTER VEGETABLE INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS THROUGH COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC INDICES

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD AKBAR ANJUM ◽  
SYED ALI QASIM ◽  
SHAKEEL AHMAD ◽  
SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Keyword(s):  
Yield Loss ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Land Equivalent Ratio ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Winter Vegetables ◽  
Actual Yield ◽  
Economic Indices ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Benefit Cost

SUMMARYIntercropping is considered as a promising system having multi-dimensional advantages such as improved yield on sustained basis, effective use of land and other resources and reduction in cost of production. The present study was carried out using pea and three non-legume winter vegetables, i.e. garlic, turnip and cauliflower, by planting as sole crops and in pea–garlic, pea–turnip and pea–cauliflower intercropping systems to determine the competition among these vegetables and economics of each intercropping system. The intercropping systems were assessed on the basis of existing competition and economic indices such as land equivalent ratio (LER), relative crowding coefficient (K), aggressivity (A), competitive ratio (CR), actual yield loss (AYL), intercropping advantage and monetary advantage index (MAI). Yields of individual vegetables were higher when grown as sole crops compared with their intercropping with pea. Harvest index for pea was higher when grown alone or intercropped with garlic and was significantly reduced when intercropped with turnip or cauliflower. Harvest indices for garlic, turnip and cauliflower were statistically similar when grown as sole crops or intercropped with pea. The partial LER, K, A and CR for pea were higher in pea–garlic intercropping. However, partial LER, K, A and CR for intercrop were significantly higher for cauliflower and turnip in pea–cauliflower and pea–turnip intercropping systems respectively. The product of relative K values was greater for pea–garlic intercropping system, indicating a definite yield advantage. A similar trend to LER was followed by AYL. These results indicate that pea was more competitive than garlic, and cauliflower and turnip were more competitive than pea for exploiting the available growth resources. The highest MAI value was recorded for pea–garlic intercropping, reflecting that this intercropping system was more advantageous compared with other intercropping systems, indicating definite yield and economic advantages. However, pea–cauliflower intercropping system resulted in higher net income and benefit cost ratio.

scholarly journals Productive and agro-economic benefits in beet-lettuce intercropping under organic manuring and population densities

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e10510413883
Author(s):  
Natan Medeiros Guerra ◽  
Francisco Bezerra Neto ◽  
Jailma Suerda Silva de Lima ◽  
Elizangela Cabral dos Santos ◽  
Renato Leandro Costa Nunes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Calotropis Procera ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Leaf Production ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
Economic Indexes

The use of a cropping system that provides producers with better land use, higher productivity per unit area, greater diversification in production, and consequently agro-economic advantages, has been the choice of vegetables producers. Therefore, the objective of this work was to evaluate the productive and agro-economic benefits of beet-lettuce intercropping under different equitable amounts of Merremia aegyptia and Calotropis procera biomass (20, 35, 50 and 65 t ha-1 on a dry basis) in different lettuce population densities (150, 200, 250, and 300 thousand plants ha-1), in two cropping years in semi-arid environment. In the cultures and in the intercropping, the production and its components and the agro-economic indexes were evaluated. The maximum production of beet commercial roots in intercropping with lettuce was obtained with a productivity of 33.77 t ha-1 in the amount of 65 t ha-1 of M. aegyptia and C. procera biomass incorporated into the soil and in the lettuce population density of 300 thousand plants per hectare, while the maximum lettuce leaf production was achieved with a productivity of 24.40 t ha-1 in the same combination of green manure amounts and lettuce population densities. The greatest agro-economic advantages of the beet intercropping with lettuce were achieved with a system productivity index (SPI) of 32.97 t ha-1, land equivalent coefficient (LEC) of 0.87 and a monetary equivalence ratio (MER) of 1.55, respectively, in the combination of 65 t ha-1 of M. aegyptia and C. procera biomass with a lettuce population density of 300 thousand plants per hectare.

scholarly journals Agro-economic efficiency of immature cowpea-radish intercropping systems in semiarid environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iara Beatriz Silva Azevedo ◽  
Francisco Bezerra Neto ◽  
Jailma Suerda Silva de Lima ◽  
Aridênia Peixoto Chaves ◽  
Josimar Nogueora da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vigna Unguiculata ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Raphanus Sativus ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
Semiarid Environment ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design ◽  
Cropping Seasons ◽  
Economic Indices

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the agro-economic efficiency of immature cowpea-radish intercropping systems in a semiarid environment in Brazil. The experiments were carried out in two cropping seasons, in a randomized complete block design with four replicates. The treatments consisted of a 4x2 factorial arrangement for the combination of four cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) cultivars (BRS Tumucumaque, BRS Cauamé, BRS Guariba, and BRS Itaim) and two radish (Raphanus sativus) cultivars (Crimson Gigante and Zapp). The agro-economic indices - system productivity index (SPI), land equivalent coefficient (LEC), and monetary equivalent ratio (MER) - were obtained using single plots of each cultivar in each block. 'BRS Tumucumaque' and 'BRS Guariba' showed the highest productivity of immature cowpea pods, and 'Crimson Gigante' showed the highest yield of marketable radish roots. The cultivation of either 'BRS Tumucumaque' or 'BRS Guariba' cowpea with 'Crimson Gigante' radish provides a greater agro-economy efficiency and sustainability for immature cowpea-radish intercropping.

scholarly journals Evaluation of turmeric-mung bean intercrop productivity through competition functions

2018 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Mohamaed ISLAM ◽  
Mohammad ALAM ◽  
Ayman EL SABAGH ◽  
Celaleddin BARUTÇULAR ◽  
Disna RATNASEKERA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Ratio ◽  
Mung Bean ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
The Other ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Economic Return ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
Land Equivalent Ratio ◽  
Production Area ◽  
Equivalent Yield

<p class="Notesoncontributors">An intercropping experiment was conducted with varying combinations of turmeric and mung bean to find out the efficacy of productivity and economic return through competition functions. Treatments were evaluated on the basis of several competition functions, such as land equivalent ratio (LER), aggressiveness, competitive ratio (CR), monetary advantage index (MAI) and system productivity index (SPI). Results showed that rhizome yields of turmeric were higher in intercropping system than in mono crop. It indicated that intercropping of mung bean did not affect the rhizome yield of turmeric. However, turmeric (100 %) + 3 row mung bean (100 %) in between turmeric lines intercropping system exhibited maximum yield of both the crops as well as turmeric equivalent yield, LER, competitive indices values, SPI and MAI (Tk. 2,44,734.46 ha<sup>-1</sup>) compared to the other intercropping combinations and the mono crops. Aggressiveness of intercrop indicated dominance of turmeric over mung bean in all the combinations except turmeric (100 %) + 1 row mung bean (33 %). Competition functions of intercroping suggested beneficial association of turmeric and mung bean crops. The study revealed that mung bean could be introduced as intercrop with turmeric without hampering rhizome yield with higher benefit additionally increasing mung bean production area.<br /><strong></strong></p>

Evaluation of Short and Tall Sorghum Varieties in Mixtures with Cowpea in the Sudan Savanna Of Nigeria: Land Equivalent Ratio, Grain Yield and System Productivity Index

1991 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. E. Odo
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Binary Mixtures ◽  
Relative Proportion ◽  
Yield Stability ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Mutual Compensation ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
Land Equivalent Ratio ◽  
Sudan Savanna

SUMMARYPhysiomorphological differences between crops in binary mixtures can influence grain yield. A two year field study considered intra-row mixtures of two sorghum varieties, one short (KSV4) and one tall (Yarwasha), with cowpea at Maiduguri in Nigeria. The performance of the component crops depended largely on the relative proportion of cowpea and sorghum in the mixtures. Comparison of actual and expected land equivalent ratios suggested that mutual compensation and cooperation prevailed within mixtures in most instances. The system productivity index of mixtures where the proportion of sorghum: cowpea was 1:3 showed that their yield stability was greater than that of other sorghum-cowpea mixtures.Combination de sorgol caupi en la Sabana del Sudan

scholarly journals Cowpea and beet intercropping agro-economic dynamics under spatial arrangement and cowpea population density

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aridênia P Chaves ◽  
Francisco Bezerra Neto ◽  
Jailma SS Lima ◽  
Josimar N Silva ◽  
Renato LC Nunes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
Growing Seasons

ABSTRACT The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of planting spatial arrangements between the cowpea and beet crops in intercropping and of cowpea population densities on the crop’s productivity and in the agro-economic efficiency of the association at two growing seasons. The experimental design was of randomised blocks with the treatments arranged in a 4 x 3 factorial scheme, in four replications. The first factor was constituted by three spatial arrangements between the component cultures (2:2, 3:3 and 4:4), formed by beet rows alternated with cowpea rows, while the second factor was constituted by the population densities of cowpea: 40, 60, 80 and 100% of the recommended population in single crop (RDSC). The production and its components were evaluated in the beet and cowpea. Apart from these characteristics, the following agro-economic indicators were also determined for each treatment: system productivity index (SPI), the land equivalent coefficient (LEC), and the monetary equivalent ratio (MER). The maximum production of commercial beet roots was obtained with 15.60 t ha-1 productivity at density of 61.82% of RDSC within the 4:4 arrangement, while the maximum yield of cowpea green grains of 2.23 t ha-1 was reached at density of 79.57% of RDSC within 2:2 spatial arrangement. The productivities of beet roots of extra A, extra AA and great types decreased with increasing cowpea population density, without any influence of the tested spatial arrangements. The maximum mean productivity of cowpea green pods of 1.74 t ha-1 was obtained at density of 87.47% of RDSC, reached within 2:2 spatial arrangement. The maximum economic efficiency of the cowpea-beet intercropping was obtained with MER of 1.11 at cowpea density of 100% of RDSC, irrespective of the spatial arrangement and growing season.

scholarly journals Effects of different roostertree (Calotropis procera) amounts and spatial arrangements on the performance of the beet-cowpea intercropping system

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ((04) 2019) ◽  
pp. 486-493
Author(s):  
Edilson Carvalho de Moraes ◽  
Jailma Suerda Silva de Lima ◽  
Francisco Bezerra Neto Neto ◽  
Paulo Cássio Alves Linhares ◽  
Arnaldo Pantoja da Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Information ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Efficiency Index ◽  
Productive Efficiency ◽  
Calotropis Procera ◽  
Agronomic Efficiency ◽  
Land Equivalent Ratio ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Four Blocks ◽  
Biological Performance

Intercropping of beet with cowpea-vegetable is increasing in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. However, its management requires scientific information and technologies pertaining to space arrangement and adequate fertilization with roostertree. The present study evaluated the agronomic/biological performance of the beet and cowpea-vegetable intercropping system with different amounts of roostertree and spatial arrangements of the component cultures. We established a 4 × 3 factorial completely randomized design with four blocks. The first factor was the amount of roostertree biomass incorporated into the soil (20, 35, 50, and 65 t ha-1 in dry matter), while the second was the spatial arrangement of beet rows alternated with cowpea rows (2:2, 3:3, and 4:4). We evaluated the total, commercial, and classified productivities of beet roots, as well as the number of green pods per m2, green and dry pod productivities, the number of green grains per pod, the weight of 100 green grains, and green and dry grain productive of cowpea. The agronomic efficiency of the intercropping system was evaluated by the land equivalent ratio, productive efficiency index, and score of the canonical variable z. The results showed no significant interactions among the amounts of roostertree biomass and spatial arrangements for any evaluated trait or agronomic index. The highest agronomic efficiency of the intercropping system was obtained with 65 t ha-1 of roostertree biomass and the 2:2 spatial arrangements.

scholarly journals Beet-arugula intercropping under green manuring and planting density induce to agro-economic advantages

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-443
Author(s):  
Vitor AS Lino ◽  
Francisco Bezerra Neto ◽  
Jailma SS Lima ◽  
Elizangela C Santos ◽  
Renato LC Nunes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Optimal Dose ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Planting Density ◽  
Calotropis Procera ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
Green Manuring ◽  
Equivalent Ratio

ABSTRACT One of the biggest challenges in the intercropping system of two crops is to obtain the optimal dose of green manure and the adequate population density of the crops. So, the objective of this work was to evaluate the performance of beet and arugula intercropping, influenced by green manuring with Merremia aegyptia and Calotropis procera and arugula population densities in two cultivation years, in semi-arid environment. The experimental design used was in randomized complete blocks, with the treatments arranged in a 4 x 4 factorial scheme, with 4 repetitions. The first factor of this scheme consisted of equitable amounts of M. aegyptia and C. procera biomass (20, 35, 50 and 65 t ha-1 on a dry basis) and the second factor, by arugula population densities (40, 60, 80 and 100% of the recommended density for single cropping, corresponding to 400, 600, 800 and 1,000 thousand arugula plants ha-1). The production and its components were evaluated on beet and arugula. In addition to these characteristics, the following agro-economic indicators were also determined for each treatment: system productivity index (SPI), land equivalent coefficient (LEC) and monetary equivalent ratio (MER). The greatest agro-economic advantages of the beet with arugula intercropping were achieved with a system productivity index (SPI) of 53.47 t ha-1, land equivalent coefficient (LEC) of 0.84 and a monetary equivalent ratio (MER) of 1.56, respectively, combining 65 t ha-1 of M. aegyptia and C. procera biomass with the arugula population density of 1,000 thousand plants ha-1. The maximum optimized commercial productivity of beetroots in the system intercropped with arugula was 23.20 t ha-1 using 65 t ha-1 of M. aegyptia and C. procera and in the arugula population density of 1,000 thousand plants ha-1, while the maximum arugula productivity intercropped with beet was 9.65 t ha-1, in the same combination of green manures amount and arugula population density.

scholarly journals Penilaian Kompetisi dan Keuntungan Hasil Tumpangsari Jagung Kedelai di Bawah Tegakan Kayu Putih

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Syprianus Ceunfin ◽  
Djoko Prajitno ◽  
Priyono Suryanto ◽  
Eka Tarwaca Susila Putra
Keyword(s):  
Yield Loss ◽  
Land Equivalent Ratio ◽  
Equivalent Ratio ◽  
Actual Yield

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui nilai kompetisi dan keuntungan hasil dalam tumpangsari jagung varietas pioner 21 dan kedelai varietas grobogan dibawah tegakan hutan kayu putih. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode percobaan lapangan yang terdiri atas dua faktor dan dirancang dengan menggunakan Rancangan Petak ber-alur. Faktor pertama sebagai petak utama berupa Posisi bidang olah dari kedudukan tegakan kayu putih (Zona) dan faktor kedua sebagai anak petak adalah jarak tanam jagung. Petak utama berupa zona bidang olah terdiri dari 2 aras yaitu zona 1 terletak pada posisi bidang olah yang berjarak 0-1 m dari kedudukan tegakan (Z1); zona 2 terletak pada posisi bidang olah yang berjarak 1-2 m dari kedudukan tegakan (Z2), Anak petak adalah jarak tanam jagung yang terdiri atas 3 aras yaitu: 50 cm x 20 cm (J1), 70 cm x 20 cm (J2) dan 90 cm x 20 cm (J3). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Tumpangsari tanaman jagung dan kedelai dibawah tegakan kayu putih sangat menguntungkan.Tanaman jagung lebih agresif dan competitif daripada tanaman kedelai sehingga menyumbangkan keuntungan pada land equivalent ratio total dan area time equivalent ratio dan Actual Yeild loss total pada perlakuan zona pengolahan lahan maupun jarak tanaman. Zona pengolahan lahan 0-1 m dari kedudukan pohon kayu putih memberikan hasil land equivalent ratio total, area time equivalent ratio, dan actual yield loss total paling tinggi yaitu sebesar 1,71, 1,66 dan 0,82 sedangkan Jarak tanam 50 cm x 20 cm memberikan hasil land equivalent ratio total, area time equivalent ratio, dan actual yield loss total paling tinggi yaitu sebesar 2,27, 2,25 dan 1,58. ©2017 dipublikasikan oleh Savana Cendana.

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