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Relative planting times on the production components in sesame/cowpea bean intercropping in organic system.

Araújo, Afrânio César de ; Aloufa, Magdi Ahmed Ibrahim ; Silva, Apolino José Nogueira da ; Pereira, Walter Esfrain and Oliveira, Cosme Jales de (2013) Relative planting times on the production components in sesame/cowpea bean intercropping in organic system. [Épocas relativas de plantio sobre os componentes da produção no consórcio gergelim/feijão caupi em sistema orgânico de cultivo.] Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 37 (6), pp. 531-537.

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Summary

Aiming at better land use, small farmers usually plant sesame and cowpea bean intercropped with other crops. The aim of this work was to analyze and quantify the influence of four relative planting times of the cowpea bean in intercropping with sesame from the standpoint of their production components, plant productivity and the index of land equivalent ratio (LER). The field experiment was conducted in a randomized blocks with four treatments and four replicates. The treatments were the sesame and the cowpea bean in intercropping with the cowpea bean planted at the same time, 7, 14 and 21days after than the sesame. A greater part of the production components of both the sesame as well the cowpea bean was affected by the intercropping and significant differences were noted among the treatments in a larger part of the parameters. As the planting of the cowpea bean became more distant from that of the sesame, the yield of the Pedaliaceae increased and the yield of the Fabaceae decreased. The results for LER findings on the other hand suggest that in the sesame/cowpea bean intercropping, when the Fabaceae is planted seven days after the sesame, there is better use of the land and a largest possibility to the producer earning a profit.


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Objetivando otimizar o uso da terra, pequenos produtores comumente cultivam gergelim e feijão caupi em consórcio com outras culturas. Objetivou-se, com este trabalho,analisar e quantificar a influência de quatro épocas relativas de plantio do feijão caupi no consórcio com o gergelima partir dos componentes de produção, produtividade vegetal e índice de uso eficiente da terra (UET). Um experimento de campo foi conduzido em delineamento de blocos casualizados com 4 tratamentos e 4 repetições. Os tratamentos constaram dos plantios consorciados entre as duas culturas, sendo a Fabaceae plantada no mesmo dia que o gergelim, 7, 14 e 21 dias após a Pedaliaceae. A maior parte dos componentes da produção, tanto do gergelim como do feijão caupi, foi afetada pelo consórcio, tendo sido verificadas diferenças significativas entre os tratamentos para a maior parte das variáveis. Conforme distanciou-se a semeadura do feijão caupi, aumentou-se o rendimento da Pedaliaceae e diminuiu-se o rendimento da Fabaceae. Os resultados encontrados para o UET sugerem que, no consórcio gergelim/feijão caupi, quando a Fabaceae é plantada 7 e 14 dias após o gergelim, há melhor aproveitamento da área e maior possibilidade de ganhos líquidos para o produtor.

EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:Intercrop, Food crops, Family farm. Consórcio, Culturas alimentares, Agricultura familiar.
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
Organic agriculture
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15911
English
Food crops
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3017
English
Intercropping
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3910
English
Planting date
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24065
English
Cowpeas
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1938
English
Sesame
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_14216
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Production systems
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Cereals, pulses and oilseeds
Crop husbandry
Crop husbandry > Post harvest management and techniques
Research affiliation: Brazil > Other organizations
ISSN:1413-7054
DOI:10.1590/S1413-70542013000600006
Related Links:http://www.scielo.br/?lng=pt
Deposited By: Sartor, Luana Alessandra
ID Code:29039
Deposited On:03 Sep 2015 13:05
Last Modified:03 Sep 2015 13:05
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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