Abstract
The study was carried out at the Experimental Farm of the Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, India during the winter seasons of 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 in a split-plot design with three replications. Four legume species (chickpea, pea, groundnut, and lentil) were intercropped with baby corn (Zea mays L.) in 2:1 and 2:2 row arrangements in an additive series besides their sole stand in main-plots and three weeding (no-, one-, and two-weedings) treatments in subplots. Sole baby corn and legumes produced higher economic and by-product yields than their intercropping system. The yield of baby corn declined by 5–14.4% and that of legumes by 8.3–44% when they were grown in association. Intercropping systems had higher baby corn equivalent yield, land use efficiency (28.9–47.2%), area-time efficiency (2.7–15.3%), and monetary advantages, especially in 2:2 row ratios. Baby corn + pea (2:2) followed by baby corn + chickpea (2:2) seemed to be the best intercropping systems in terms of yield advantages and economic returns. Weeding increased yields by reducing competition and yield losses thereby increasing land efficiency and productivity. Intercropping improved soil health measured in terms of NPK, organic carbon, cation exchange capacity, soil enzymes, microbial respiration, and microbial biomass carbon.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
Sole baby corn and sole legumes produced higher economic and by-product yields than the intercropping system.
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e0“baby corn (Zea mays L.)”
e1“Sole baby corn and legumes produced higher economic and by-product yields than their intercropping system”
Claim · model-written summary
Yield of baby corn declined by 5-14.4% when grown in association with legumes.
- Taxon
- baby corne2
- Treatment
- grown in associatione2
- Outcome
- yield of baby corne2
- Direction
- declinede2
- Value
- 5–14.4%e2
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e0“baby corn (Zea mays L.)”
e2“The yield of baby corn declined by 5–14.4% and that of legumes by 8.3–44% when they were grown in association”
Claim · model-written summary
Yield of legumes declined by 8.3-44% when grown in association with baby corn.
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e0“baby corn (Zea mays L.)”
e2“The yield of baby corn declined by 5–14.4% and that of legumes by 8.3–44% when they were grown in association”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping systems had higher baby corn equivalent yield, especially in 2:2 row ratios.
- Taxon
- baby corne6
- Treatment
- Intercropping systemse6
- Outcome
- baby corn equivalent yielde6
- Direction
- highere6
- Qualifier
- especially in 2:2 row ratiose4
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Verbatim
e6“Intercropping systems had higher baby corn equivalent yield, land use efficiency (28.9–47.2%), area-time efficiency (2.7–15.3%)”
e4“especially in 2:2 row ratios”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping systems had higher land use efficiency (28.9-47.2%), especially in 2:2 row ratios.
- Taxon
- baby corne6
- Treatment
- Intercropping systemse6
- Outcome
- land use efficiencye6
- Direction
- highere6
- Value
- 28.9–47.2%e6
- Qualifier
- especially in 2:2 row ratiose4
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e6“Intercropping systems had higher baby corn equivalent yield, land use efficiency (28.9–47.2%), area-time efficiency (2.7–15.3%)”
e4“especially in 2:2 row ratios”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping systems had higher area-time efficiency (2.7-15.3%), especially in 2:2 row ratios.
- Taxon
- baby corne6
- Treatment
- Intercropping systemse6
- Outcome
- area-time efficiencye6
- Direction
- highere6
- Value
- 2.7–15.3%e6
- Qualifier
- especially in 2:2 row ratiose4
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e6“Intercropping systems had higher baby corn equivalent yield, land use efficiency (28.9–47.2%), area-time efficiency (2.7–15.3%)”
e4“especially in 2:2 row ratios”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping systems had higher monetary advantages, especially in 2:2 row ratios.
- Taxon
- baby corne6
- Treatment
- Intercropping systemse6
- Outcome
- monetary advantagese7
- Direction
- highere6
- Qualifier
- especially in 2:2 row ratiose7
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e6“Intercropping systems had higher baby corn equivalent yield, land use efficiency (28.9–47.2%), area-time efficiency (2.7–15.3%)”
e7“and monetary advantages, especially in 2:2 row ratios”
Claim · model-written summary
Baby corn + pea (2:2) seemed to be among the best intercropping systems for yield advantages and economic returns.
- Taxon
- baby corne1
- Treatment
- Baby corn + pea (2:2)e1
- Outcome
- yield advantages and economic returnse1
- Direction
- beste1
- Qualifier
- seemede1
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Verbatim
e1“Baby corn + pea (2:2) followed by baby corn + chickpea (2:2) seemed to be the best intercropping systems in terms of yield advantages and economic returns”
Claim · model-written summary
Baby corn + chickpea (2:2) seemed to be among the best intercropping systems for yield advantages and economic returns.
- Taxon
- baby corne1
- Treatment
- baby corn + chickpea (2:2)e1
- Outcome
- yield advantages and economic returnse1
- Direction
- beste1
- Qualifier
- seemede1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e1“Baby corn + pea (2:2) followed by baby corn + chickpea (2:2) seemed to be the best intercropping systems in terms of yield advantages and economic returns”
Claim · model-written summary
Weeding increased baby corn yields by reducing competition and yield losses.
- Taxon
- baby corne0
- Treatment
- Weedinge1
- Outcome
- yieldse1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Qualifier
- by reducing competition and yield lossese1
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Verbatim
e0“baby corn (Zea mays L.)”
e1“Weeding increased yields by reducing competition and yield losses thereby increasing land efficiency and productivity”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping improved soil NPK, organic carbon and cation exchange capacity.
- Taxon
- baby corne0
- Treatment
- Intercroppinge1
- Outcome
- NPK, organic carbon, cation exchange capacitye1
- Direction
- improvede1
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“baby corn (Zea mays L.)”
e1“Intercropping improved soil health measured in terms of NPK, organic carbon, cation exchange capacity, soil enzymes, microbial respiration, and microbial biomass carbon”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping improved soil enzymes, microbial respiration and microbial biomass carbon.
- Taxon
- baby corne0
- Treatment
- Intercroppinge1
- Outcome
- soil enzymes, microbial respiration, and microbial biomass carbone1
- Direction
- improvede1
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Verbatim
e0“baby corn (Zea mays L.)”
e1“Intercropping improved soil health measured in terms of NPK, organic carbon, cation exchange capacity, soil enzymes, microbial respiration, and microbial biomass carbon”
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