Abstract
A field experiment was carried out during the rainy (kharif) season of 2009–10 at Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India to find out effect row ratio (1:1 and 1:2) and zinc levels on yield, nutrients uptake and soil fertility status of maize -soybean intercropping systems under rainfed condition. The results revealed that grain and stover yield of maize and soybeans were less in intercropping systems compared to sole cropping. Intercropping of 1:1 and 1:2 ratio declined the seed yield by 14.75 and 11 per cent in maize and 52.19 and 38.34 per cent in soybean as compared to sole crop. However, the total productivity of systems in terms of maize grain equivalent and LER (6182 kg ha−1 and 1.47) was found to be higher with maize + soybean 1:2 ratio. Irrespective of the cropping system, application of 50 kg ZnSO4 ha−1 recorded significantly higher grain yield of maize (5301 kg ha1), soybean (936 kg ha−1), maize equivalent yield (6850 kg ha−1). Nutrient uptake of N, P2O5 and K2O by both the crops was significantly higher in sole crop, compared to intercropped treatment. Whereas, zinc treatments did not show any significant variation in uptake of N, P2O5 and K2O by maize and soybean crop. The balance nutrient status of P2O5 and K2O in soil after crop harvest has shown decreasing trend in all cropping systems and zinc levels. However, increasing trend was found in zinc status. Similarly, ‘N’ enrichment was noticed in intercropping systems only and decreasing in sole cropping.
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Claims 15
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping reduced maize seed yield by 14.75 per cent at 1:1 ratio.
- Treatment
- Intercropping of 1:1e0
- Outcome
- seed yielde0
- Direction
- declinede0
- Value
- 14.75e0
- Comparator
- sole crope0
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Verbatim
e0“Intercropping of 1:1 and 1:2 ratio declined the seed yield by 14.75 and 11 per cent in maize and 52.19 and 38.34 per cent in soybean as compared to sole crop.”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping reduced maize seed yield by 11 per cent at 1:2 ratio.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Intercropping of 1:1 and 1:2 ratio declined the seed yield by 14.75 and 11 per cent in maize and 52.19 and 38.34 per cent in soybean as compared to sole crop.”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping reduced soybean seed yield by 52.19 per cent at 1:1 ratio.
- Taxon
- soybean
Glycine maxe0 - Treatment
- Intercropping of 1:1e0
- Outcome
- seed yielde0
- Direction
- declinede0
- Value
- 52.19e0
- Comparator
- sole crope0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Intercropping of 1:1 and 1:2 ratio declined the seed yield by 14.75 and 11 per cent in maize and 52.19 and 38.34 per cent in soybean as compared to sole crop.”
Claim · model-written summary
Intercropping reduced soybean seed yield by 38.34 per cent at 1:2 ratio.
- Taxon
- soybean
Glycine maxe0 - Treatment
- 1:2 ratioe0
- Outcome
- seed yielde0
- Direction
- declinede0
- Value
- 38.34 per cente0
- Comparator
- sole crope0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Intercropping of 1:1 and 1:2 ratio declined the seed yield by 14.75 and 11 per cent in maize and 52.19 and 38.34 per cent in soybean as compared to sole crop.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 1:2 maize-soybean ratio gave higher maize grain equivalent productivity of 6182 kg ha−1.
- Treatment
- maize + soybean 1:2 ratioe0
- Outcome
- maize grain equivalente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 6182 kg ha−1e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the total productivity of systems in terms of maize grain equivalent and LER (6182 kg ha−1 and 1.47) was found to be higher with maize + soybean 1:2 ratio.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 1:2 maize-soybean ratio gave higher LER of 1.47.
- Taxon
- soybean
Glycine maxe0 - Treatment
- maize + soybean 1:2 ratioe0
- Outcome
- LERe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 1.47e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the total productivity of systems in terms of maize grain equivalent and LER (6182 kg ha−1 and 1.47) was found to be higher with maize + soybean 1:2 ratio.”
Claim · model-written summary
Applying 50 kg ZnSO4 ha−1 gave significantly higher maize grain yield of 5301 kg ha1.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“application of 50 kg ZnSO4 ha−1 recorded significantly higher grain yield of maize (5301 kg ha1), soybean (936 kg ha−1), maize equivalent yield (6850 kg ha−1).”
Claim · model-written summary
Applying 50 kg ZnSO4 ha−1 gave significantly higher soybean grain yield of 936 kg ha−1.
- Taxon
- soybean
Glycine maxe0 - Treatment
- 50 kg ZnSO4 ha−1e0
- Outcome
- grain yield of maize (5301 kg ha1), soybeane0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 936 kg ha−1e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“application of 50 kg ZnSO4 ha−1 recorded significantly higher grain yield of maize (5301 kg ha1), soybean (936 kg ha−1), maize equivalent yield (6850 kg ha−1).”
Claim · model-written summary
Applying 50 kg ZnSO4 ha−1 gave significantly higher maize-equivalent yield of 6850 kg ha−1.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“application of 50 kg ZnSO4 ha−1 recorded significantly higher grain yield of maize (5301 kg ha1), soybean (936 kg ha−1), maize equivalent yield (6850 kg ha−1).”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole crops had significantly higher N, P2O5, and K2O uptake than intercrops.
Verbatim
e0“Nutrient uptake of N, P2O5 and K2O by both the crops was significantly higher in sole crop, compared to intercropped treatment.”
e1“maize -soybean intercropping systems”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc treatments did not significantly vary N, P2O5, and K2O uptake by maize and soybean.
- Taxon
- maize and soybean
Glycine max
Zea mayse0 - Treatment
- zinc treatmentse0
- Outcome
- uptake of N, P2O5 and K2Oe0
- Direction
- did not show any significant variatione0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“zinc treatments did not show any significant variation in uptake of N, P2O5 and K2O by maize and soybean crop.”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil P2O5 and K2O status declined after harvest across cropping systems and zinc levels.
Verbatim
e0“The balance nutrient status of P2O5 and K2O in soil after crop harvest has shown decreasing trend in all cropping systems and zinc levels.”
e1“maize -soybean intercropping systems”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil zinc status increased after harvest.
Verbatim
e0“However, increasing trend was found in zinc status.”
e1“maize -soybean intercropping systems”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil N was enriched under intercropping.
Verbatim
e0“‘N’ enrichment was noticed in intercropping systems only and decreasing in sole cropping.”
e1“maize -soybean intercropping systems”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil N declined under sole cropping.
Verbatim
e0“‘N’ enrichment was noticed in intercropping systems only and decreasing in sole cropping.”
e1“maize -soybean intercropping systems”
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