Abstract
ABSTRACT For three consecutive cropping seasons, plantain (Musa AAB), established at 1667 plants ha−1, was intercropped with melons: egusi melon (Citrullus lanatus) followed by water melon (Citrullus lanatus) followed by egusi melon. The aim was to assess the compatibility of plantain with melons. The populations of melon used were 3333, 5000 and 6666 plants ha−1. Leaf area of plantain was significantly decreased by intercropping with 5000 and 6666 melon plants ha−1. Intercropping did not significantly influence bunch yield of plantain but it caused a 2–7 and 20% yield decrease in egusi melon and water melon respectively. Land Equivalent Ratios (LER) of the intercropped plots were 1.67, 1.69 and 1.74 respectively. Cash advantage due to intercropping (CAI) values for plantain intercropped with 3333, 5000 and 6666 melon plants ha−1 were N61400, N65700 and N72100 ha−1 respectively. The plantain-melon mixture is proferred as an alternative sustainable mixture to existing plantain-based mixed cropping systems.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping with 5000 and 6666 melon plants ha−1 significantly decreased plantain leaf area.
- Taxon
- plantainMusa ABB Groupe1
- Treatment
- intercropping with 5000 and 6666 melon plants ha−1e1
- Outcome
- Leaf areae1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Setting
- South Western Nigeriat0
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Verbatim
e1“Leaf area of plantain was significantly decreased by intercropping with 5000 and 6666 melon plants ha−1”
t0“Productivity of Plantain (MusaAAB)-Melon Mixtures in South Western Nigeria”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping did not significantly influence plantain bunch yield.
- Taxon
- plantainMusa ABB Groupe2
- Treatment
- Intercroppinge2
- Outcome
- bunch yielde2
- Direction
- did not significantly influencee2
- Setting
- South Western Nigeriat0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e2“Intercropping did not significantly influence bunch yield of plantain but it caused a 2–7 and 20% yield decrease in egusi melon and water melon respectively”
t0“Productivity of Plantain (MusaAAB)-Melon Mixtures in South Western Nigeria”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping caused a 2–7% yield decrease in egusi melon.
- Taxon
- egusi melon
Citrullus mucosospermuse2 - Treatment
- Intercroppinge2
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- decreasee2
- Value
- 2–7e2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“Intercropping did not significantly influence bunch yield of plantain but it caused a 2–7 and 20% yield decrease in egusi melon and water melon respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping caused a 20% yield decrease in water melon.
- Taxon
- water melon
Citrullus lanatuse2 - Treatment
- Intercroppinge2
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- decreasee2
- Value
- 20%e2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“Intercropping did not significantly influence bunch yield of plantain but it caused a 2–7 and 20% yield decrease in egusi melon and water melon respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Land Equivalent Ratios of the plantain-melon intercropped plots were 1.67, 1.69 and 1.74.
- Taxon
- PlantainMusa ABB Groupt0
- Outcome
- Land Equivalent Ratios (LER)e3
- Value
- 1.67, 1.69 and 1.74e3
- Setting
- South Western Nigeriat0
Verbatim
e3“Land Equivalent Ratios (LER) of the intercropped plots were 1.67, 1.69 and 1.74 respectively”
t0“Productivity of Plantain (MusaAAB)-Melon Mixtures in South Western Nigeria”
Claim · model-written summary
Cash advantage of plantain intercropped with 3333, 5000 and 6666 melon plants ha−1 was N61400, N65700 and N72100 ha−1.
Verbatim
e4“Cash advantage due to intercropping (CAI) values for plantain intercropped with 3333, 5000 and 6666 melon plants ha−1 were N61400, N65700 and N72100 ha−1 respectively”
t0“Productivity of Plantain (MusaAAB)-Melon Mixtures in South Western Nigeria”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose the plantain-melon mixture as an alternative sustainable mixture to existing plantain-based systems.
- Taxon
- plantainMusa ABB Groupe5
- Outcome
- alternative sustainable mixturee5
Verbatim
e5“The plantain-melon mixture is proferred as an alternative sustainable mixture to existing plantain-based mixed cropping systems”
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