Abstract
The economics of production and profitability of intercropped pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp] genotypes with maize [Zea mays L.] and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] were studied in two separate field experiments in 2007 and 2008. Each experiment was a 2 x 15 factorial set out in split plot design in three replications with the main objective of evaluating the economic potentials of recently introduced pigeonpea genotypes from International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) with a view to increasing and diversifying household income in Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria. Though it depressed pigeonpea grain yields, intercropping consistently gave higher net benefits than sole cropping in the pigeonpea/maize systems. ICPL 87 gave the highest net benefits in both pigeonpea/maize and pigeonpea/sorghum intercropping systems (N200, 082.00/ha and N110, 399.00/ha respectively). It also produced the highest marginal rate of returns and returns per naira investment in the pigeonpea/maize systems. Sole pigeonpea was more remunerative than many intercropped pigeonpea with sorghum. Most of the new varieties proved superior to the Farmer’s variety in both cropping systems, with consequent higher profitability. This implies potential increase in household incomes and alternative farm enterprise with the adoption of any of these new varieties in the intercropping systems studied.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping consistently gave higher net benefits than sole cropping in the pigeonpea/maize systems.
- Taxon
- Pigeonpea
Cajanus cajant0 - Treatment
- intercroppinge1
- Outcome
- net benefitse1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- sole croppinge1
- Setting
- Southern Guinea Savannat0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Evaluation of Pigeonpea Genotypes for Intercropping with Maize and Sorghum in Southern Guinea Savanna”
e1“Though it depressed pigeonpea grain yields, intercropping consistently gave higher net benefits than sole cropping in the pigeonpea/maize systems”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping depressed pigeonpea grain yields.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajant0
- Treatment
- intercroppinge1
- Outcome
- pigeonpea grain yieldse1
- Direction
- depressede1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Evaluation of Pigeonpea Genotypes for Intercropping with Maize and Sorghum in Southern Guinea Savanna”
e1“Though it depressed pigeonpea grain yields, intercropping consistently gave higher net benefits than sole cropping in the pigeonpea/maize systems”
Claim · model-written summary
ICPL 87 gave the highest net benefits in the pigeonpea/maize intercropping system, N200, 082.00/ha.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajant0
- Material
- ICPL 87e2
- Outcome
- net benefitse2
- Direction
- higheste2
- Value
- N200, 082.00/hae2
- Qualifier
- pigeonpea/maizee2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Evaluation of Pigeonpea Genotypes for Intercropping with Maize and Sorghum in Southern Guinea Savanna”
e2“ICPL 87 gave the highest net benefits in both pigeonpea/maize and pigeonpea/sorghum intercropping systems (N200, 082.00/ha and N110, 399.00/ha respectively)”
Claim · model-written summary
ICPL 87 gave the highest net benefits in the pigeonpea/sorghum intercropping system, N110, 399.00/ha.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajant0
- Material
- ICPL 87e2
- Outcome
- net benefitse2
- Direction
- higheste2
- Value
- N110, 399.00/hae2
- Qualifier
- pigeonpea/sorghume2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Evaluation of Pigeonpea Genotypes for Intercropping with Maize and Sorghum in Southern Guinea Savanna”
e2“ICPL 87 gave the highest net benefits in both pigeonpea/maize and pigeonpea/sorghum intercropping systems (N200, 082.00/ha and N110, 399.00/ha respectively)”
Claim · model-written summary
ICPL 87 gave the highest marginal rate of returns and returns per naira investment in the pigeonpea/maize systems.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajant0
- Material
- ICPL 87e2
- Outcome
- marginal rate of returns and returns per naira investmente3
- Direction
- higheste3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Evaluation of Pigeonpea Genotypes for Intercropping with Maize and Sorghum in Southern Guinea Savanna”
e2“ICPL 87 gave the highest net benefits in both pigeonpea/maize and pigeonpea/sorghum intercropping systems”
e3“It also produced the highest marginal rate of returns and returns per naira investment in the pigeonpea/maize systems”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole pigeonpea was more remunerative than many intercropped pigeonpea with sorghum.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajant0
- Treatment
- Sole pigeonpeae4
- Outcome
- remunerativee4
- Direction
- more remunerativee4
- Comparator
- intercropped pigeonpea with sorghume4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Evaluation of Pigeonpea Genotypes for Intercropping with Maize and Sorghum in Southern Guinea Savanna”
e4“Sole pigeonpea was more remunerative than many intercropped pigeonpea with sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Adopting the new varieties in intercropping implies potential increase in household incomes.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajant0
- Treatment
- adoption of any of these new varietiese6
- Outcome
- household incomese6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Evaluation of Pigeonpea Genotypes for Intercropping with Maize and Sorghum in Southern Guinea Savanna”
e6“This implies potential increase in household incomes and alternative farm enterprise with the adoption of any of these new varieties in the intercropping systems studied”
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