Growth and yield performance of cassava (Manihot esculenta) intercropped with leguminous crops
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Growth and yield performance of cassava (Manihot esculenta) intercropped with leguminous crops
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The study was conducted to determine the effect of intercropping leguminous crops to growth and yield of Cassava (Manihot esculenta). The Randomized Complete Block Design was used in the study and treatments were randomly assigned with three experimental blocks. Data gathered were: plant height, number of stem, stem diameter, survival rate, number of roots, weight of roots and return on investment. The treatments used are the following: Treatment 1 (sole cassava); Treatment 2 (cassava + mungbean) and Treatment 3 (cassava + bush sitao). The results show that intercropping leguminous crops has no significant effect on the growth of cassava in terms of plant height at first and second months, number of stem and survival rate. Moreover, the highest net income was obtained by the cassava plants intercropped with bush sitao (T3) with an amount of Php. 814.13 with an ROI of 62.96% followed by cassava plants intercropped with mungbean (T2) with an amount of Php. 755.57 and ROI of 58.42%. The lowest net income was obtained by cassava plant without any intercropping or companion crop with an amount of 491.18% and an ROI of 45. 61%. Thus bush sitao is recommended as intercrop to cassava plants for additional income per unit area.
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