Biological feasibility, economic viability and energy efficiency of intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)

Claim · model-written summary

The 1:3 sesbania–sorghum intercrop at 22.5 cm had the highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha).

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

sesbania equivalent yielde0

Direction

higheste0

Value

1.99 tonnes/hae0

Comparator

all the treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The 1:3 sesbania–sorghum intercrop at 22.5 cm had the highest land equivalent ratio (1.52).

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

land equivalent ratioe0

Direction

higheste0

Value

1.52e0

Comparator

all the treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The 1:3 sesbania–sorghum intercrop at 22.5 cm had the highest system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha).

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

system productivity indexe0

Direction

higheste0

Value

1.69 tonnes/hae0

Comparator

all the treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The 1:3 sesbania–sorghum intercrop at 22.5 cm had the highest monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha).

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

monetary advantage indexe0

Direction

higheste0

Value

13 119 Rupees/hae0

Comparator

all the treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The 1:3 sesbania–sorghum intercrop at 22.5 cm had the highest net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha).

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

net returne0

Direction

higheste0

Value

7.20×103 Rupees/hae0

Comparator

all the treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The 1:3 sesbania–sorghum intercrop at 22.5 cm had the highest B:C ratio (1.24).

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

B:C ratioe0

Direction

higheste0

Value

1.24e0

Comparator

all the treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The 1:3 sesbania–sorghum intercrop at 22.5 cm had the highest Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ)).

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

Energy productivitye0

Direction

higheste0

Value

0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ)e0

Comparator

all the treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The 1:3 sesbania–sorghum intercrop at 22.5 cm had the highest system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha).

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

system net energy returne0

Direction

higheste0

Value

625.4×103 MJ/hae0

Comparator

all the treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The intercrop reduced sesbania seed yield by 14.8% against sole cropping.

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

sesbania seed yielde0

Direction

reductione0

Value

14.8%e0

Comparator

sole cropping of both cropse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The intercrop reduced sorghum fodder yield by 41.3% against sole cropping.

Taxon

Sorghum bicolorSorghum bicolort0

Treatment

1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacinge0

Outcome

sorghum fodder yielde0

Direction

reductione0

Value

41.3%e0

Comparator

sole cropping of both cropse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“1:3 row ratio of sesbania and sorghum at 22.5 cm spacing was found most economical and feasible intercropping system among all the treatments with highest sesbania equivalent yield (1.99 tonnes/ha), land equivalent ratio (1.52), system productivity index (1.69 tonnes/ha), monetary advantage index (13 119 Rupees/ha), net return (7.20×103 Rupees/ha), B:C ratio (1.24), Energy productivity (0.21 sesbania equivalent yield (kg/MJ) and system net energy return (625.4×103 MJ/ha) along with 14.8% and 41.3% reduction in sesbania seed yield and sorghum fodder yield, respectively, over sole cropping of both crops.”

Claim · model-written summary

The authors recommend sesbania at 90 cm with three fodder sorghum rows for seed production and farmer income.

Taxon

Sesbania aculeataSesbania bispinosat0

Outcome

sesbania was sown at 90 cm spacing intercropped with three rows of fodder sorghum in between two rows of sesbaniae0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim

t0

“intercropping fodder sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in seed crop of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata)”

e0

“for seed production sesbania was sown at 90 cm spacing intercropped with three rows of fodder sorghum in between two rows of sesbania to supplement the income of farmers.”