Increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava

Yields of 1st season maize grown at 30 000 and 40 000 plants/ha were not adversely affected when cassava was interplanted at 10 000 plants/ha. The use of resources based on measurements of photosynthetic efficiency showed that maize reached higher photosynthetic peaks than cassava, and intercrop com...

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Autores principales: Wilson, G.F., Lawson, T.L.
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1982
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177330
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author Wilson, G.F.
Lawson, T.L.
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description Yields of 1st season maize grown at 30 000 and 40 000 plants/ha were not adversely affected when cassava was interplanted at 10 000 plants/ha. The use of resources based on measurements of photosynthetic efficiency showed that maize reached higher photosynthetic peaks than cassava, and intercrop competition was most severe at this time. Tuberization of cassava occurred during the long postcompetition growth period, allowing for high yields. It was concluded that cassava was an ideal crop for exploiting uncertain tropical environments.
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spelling CGSpace1773302025-10-25T01:08:10Z Increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava Wilson, G.F. Lawson, T.L. intercropping mixed cropping cassava maize Yields of 1st season maize grown at 30 000 and 40 000 plants/ha were not adversely affected when cassava was interplanted at 10 000 plants/ha. The use of resources based on measurements of photosynthetic efficiency showed that maize reached higher photosynthetic peaks than cassava, and intercrop competition was most severe at this time. Tuberization of cassava occurred during the long postcompetition growth period, allowing for high yields. It was concluded that cassava was an ideal crop for exploiting uncertain tropical environments. 1982 2025-10-24T16:05:41Z 2025-10-24T16:05:41Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177330 en Limited Access application/pdf Wilson, G.F., & Lawson, T.L. (1982). Increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava. In Intercropping: proceedings of the Second Symposium on Intercropping in Semi-Arid Areas, held at Morogoro, Tanzania, 4-7 Aug. 1980. Ottawa, Canada. IDRC. (pp. 74-75).
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mixed cropping
cassava
maize
Wilson, G.F.
Lawson, T.L.
Increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava
title Increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava
title_full Increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava
title_fullStr Increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava
title_full_unstemmed Increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava
title_short Increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava
title_sort increased resource exploitation through intercropping with cassava
topic intercropping
mixed cropping
cassava
maize
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