Row intercropping refers to two or more crops grown together at the same time with at least one crop planted in rows. Depends on type of soil, water availability, market and labor supply. The canopy size, age and spacing of the coconut are also to be considered. It is also useful for relay planting where you sow a second crop in time to mature after a first crop has produced. Higher income through intercropping pineapple in mango. Intercropping has some suppressing effects on most of the insect pests through the changed cropping canopy. Coconut plantations between the age of 15 45 years provides required shade condition for coffee. Intercropping of oats with berseem clover provided earlier and greater fodder yields, and increased milk production by as much as 20 litres per cow per month on average compared with traditional practices. Other factors for interplanting and intensive gardening. Reduce damage to cash crops attract beneficial organisms decrease the use of external inputs e. Jan 04, 2016 depends on type of soil, water availability, market and labor supply.
Which crops are suitable for intercropping with coconut. Intercropping offers farmers the opportunity to engage natures principle of diversity on their farms. A new freestone peach orchard intercropped with corn in klickitat county, south central washington. The cocoacoconut intercropping system has also changed. Unlike in some other cacaogrowing countries, cacao is not grown under the shade of coconut cocos nucifera in ghana. Enhancement of economic benefits from selected coconutbased. The plant is taken care of only at planting and harvesting. Horticulture plantation crops coconutinter cropping. Examples of intercropping intercropping in mexican milpas. Must be willing to accept and properly utilized agriinputs corn seedssoil inoculants 4. One of the most famous intercropped combinations is corn, beans, and squash, which are planted together in mexican cornfields, known as milpas. Present emphasis is to plant more cocoa and use coconut as a minimum economic top shade. The rationale for the practice is that other crops can profitably be grown between or under the coconuts during the different growth stages of the palms and thus the overall productivity of the land under this.
The most common goal of intercropping is to produce a greater yield on a given piece of land by making use of resources or ecological processes that would otherwise not be utilized by a single crop. Jul 21, 2014 philippine coconut authority 29,129 views 8. Which is the best crop to grow in between intercroping. Pdf productivity and economic benefits of coconut based. Crops with very high light requirements 63100% sugarcane 72100 wheat 63100 techno guide on coconut intercropping no. Recently, trials reporting the effects of strip intercropping on corn yields in industry publications winsor 2011 have sparked the imagination of many farmers and affiliated professionals in the north american field crop sector, leading to increased interest in the potential profitability of such a. The intercropping of red gram in coconut recorded grain yield of 459 to 544 kgha. Recently, trials reporting the effects of strip intercropping on corn yields in industry publications winsor 2011 have sparked the imagination of many farmers and affiliated professionals in the north american field crop sector, leading to increased interest in the potential profitability of such a change in cultivation practices. Applying this relation to a maizecoconut intercropping system gave an estimated yield slightly higher than the actual. Potential profitability of strip intercropping with corn and. Pdf a general overview on intercropping and its advantages. Intercrops can be more productive than growing pure stands. Coconutcorn intercropping philippine coconut authority.
Jan 07, 2018 pineapple as a mixed crop with coconut. Cavers summary acknowledgements discussion references prior to corn harvest, observation data indicated that up to 50% bird damage and wind damage had occurred on the outside rows. During 1022 years of age of the palms, a crop like. Importance growing of intercrops in coconut lands produces more food and agricultural products, ensuring food security of the people in rural and urban areas. Techniques, methodologies and equipment see more details presents innumerable advantages since there is better use of the available resources and an increase of the productivity among others. Some have gone to the extreme of planting monoculture cocoa. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Sometimes they involve annual grains and vegetables, such as the mixed intercropping classic of corn, beans and squash. In a series of studies of the corn beansquash polyculture, done in tabasco, mexico, it was shown that corn yields could be stimulated as much. In coconut farming, to maximize the utilization of soil and sunlight in the coconut garden, intercropping can be adopted with a variety of crops like pineapple, banana, elephant foot yam, groundnut, chillies, sweet potato, tapioca, etc. Intercropping corn with lablab bean, velvet bean, and scarlet. Must be willing to adopt recommended farm practicestechnologies. Plant spatial arrangements, planting rates, and maturity dates must be considered when planning intercrops. Intercropping coconut with pineapple and banana 1991 appara, n.
Growing a number of other crops in association with coconuts is a widespread practice in all coconutgrowing areas of the country. Pineapple could be successfully raised as an intercrop both under rain fed and irrigated conditions. When designing an intercropping scheme, there are four components to consider. Cereallegume intercropping plays an important design in. Preliminary investigation of strip intercropping corn among other crops in manitoba quantifying the edge effect c. The cocoa coconut intercropping system has also changed. Intercropping principles and production practices iatp. Intercropping corn with lablab bean, velvet bean, and. Walp and corn increased cp concentration by 9% and did not lower forage dm yield.
Passion fruit a money spinning intercrop for coconut garden news. Intercropping with field maize reduced bean yield by 55% and intercropping with sweet maize reduced bean yield by 44%. These coconut food crop intercropping systems showed biological. Careful planning is required, taking into account the soil, climate, crops, and varieties. A wide range of crops can be used for intercropping gomez, 1990. Objectives of the study are to determine the total ecosystem carbon stock of two different coconut based intercropping systems comparatively with monoculture and to evaluate the soil carbon stock of two different coconut based intercropping systems. Several major problems encountered by the farmer during the conduct of the study included low production of both coconut and cacao crops due to old age of cacao trees, rat infestation on both. The effect of intercropping of maize and soybean on microclimate hanming he1, lei yang1, liming fan1, lihua zhao1, han wu1, jing yang1, chengyun li1 1 key lab. Pdf food crop intercropping alternatives for replanting coconut. As a result, two or more crops are managed at the same time. Rosalio batals coconutbased farm is located in buenavista, bansalan, davao del sur philippines. It also makes use of resources that would otherwise not be used by a single crop. Introduction intercropping is the cultivation of two or more crops at the same time in the same field. Moreover, there is a scarse land resource for planting corn as a 1 a part of the.
Cocoa great for coastal areas, highly remunerative, requires canopy management pineapple shade. Where there is a scarce land resource for planting corn, coconut lands offer a good opportunity for this purpose as the inter spaces between rows of coconut can accommodate about 6 to 9 rows of corn depending on the planting distance of coconut i. The intercropping of lucerne with oats produced greater green and dm yields than those of sole crops of either legume table 3. Intercropping under coconuts in sri lanka springerlink. Intercropping is the growing of two or more crops together in proximity on the same land.
Intermixed crops may be selected based on the climatic requirement of the intermixed crop, irrigation facilities and soil type. To be productive and profitable, the crop is best planted at least 2 m away from the base of coconut trees. Coconut rree mulched 2metres around base 4 some advantages and disadvantages of intercropping coconuts. Effects of intercropping on the performance of maize and. Potential profitability of strip intercropping with corn. Enhancement of economic benefits from selected coconut. Introduction coconut cocosnucifera plays a significant role in the agrarian economy of india. It also makes use of resources nutrients that would otherwise not be used by a single crop. Impact of intercropping tomato and maize on the infestation. The main purpose of intercropping is to produce more crops in a given area. Growing of intercrops in coconut lands produces more food and agricultural products. The effect of intercropping of maize and soybean on.
Francis and decoteau, 1993 reported that sweet corn yield increase by planted with pea as intercrops due to better use of environmental resources. The most common goal of intercropping is to produce a greater yield on a given piece of land by making use of resources that would otherwise not be utilized by a single crop. Bryan and materu 1987 found that intercropping cowpeas vigna unguiculata l. Significant and high correlations of bean yields were obtained between sole.
Feb 10, 2000 intercropping offers farmers the opportunity to engage natures principle of diversity on their farms. During 1022 years of age of the palms, crop like colocasia which can. Apart from the importance of copra and coconut oil which is widely used in the manufacture of soaps, hair oil. The sole crop area after rice cultivation is limited in the islands because of competition from vegetable cultivation. In a series of studies of the cornbeansquash polyculture, done in tabasco, mexico, it was shown that corn yields could be stimulated as much. The days of high coconut stand intercropped with cocoa are past.
To maximise the utilisation of soil and sunlight in the coconut garden, intercropping can be adopted with a variety of crops like pineapple, banana, elephant foot yam, groundnut, chillies, sweet potato, tapioca etc. This would be useful when you have two different sizes of plants such as corn and lettuce. Coconut farmers coconut farmers organizationssucs what are the requirements. The scientific literature has documented the value of intercropping legumes with nonlegumes, especially grain crops, though much of this work has been done in the tropics for example. This work was to characterize the behaviour of three crops in association. In other words, intercropping is the cultivation of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field. The treatments were sole maize crop, sole cowpea crop, intercrop 1 spacing of 40 cm between of maize and cowpea and intercrop 2 spacing of 30 cm between maize and cowpea served as treatments the experiment was montored from november to march the resuts show that ony maize. Intercropping can also impact the natural enemy complex. Preliminary investigation of strip intercropping corn. Jan 29, 2016 intercropping coffee in coconut lands. Preliminary investigation of strip intercropping corn among. Coffee could also be cultivated as a profitable intercrop in coconut lands in wet and intermediate areas. Corn is best intercropped when coconuts are young 15 years old and 10 corn land preparation.
At the same time, the practice generates jobs and livelihood, enhancing farm incomes and the. Intercropping of beans and corn usually with squash, as well formed the basic farming system of native americans from central america to the northeastern us. Intercropping is a multiple cropping practice involving growing two or more crops in proximity. Pdf a twoyear 20062008 study involving coconut cassava and coconut plantain as food crop. Mixed intercropping is when you plant two crops together with no rows. Recommends for corn pcarrd 1981 is a popular reference manual. Corn, rice, cotton, tobacco eggplant, sweet pepper coconut chrysanthemum, gladiolus winged bean, lima bean terete vandas, poinsettia grapes, muskmelon rose peanut 2495 pigeon pea group c. Under irrigated conditions, the size of each fruit would be about 1.
Santos ga, batugal pa, othman a, baudouin l and jp laboisse manual. Rosalio batals coconut based farm is located in buenavista, bansalan, davao del sur philippines. The arrangement of trees and crops varies with topography, culture, climate, and. Intercropping is growing two or more crops next to each other at the same time. It differs from crop rotation in which two or more crops are grown one after the other. Intercropping two varieties of maize zea mays l and. Environmental issues agricultural industry agricultural research agricultural systems innovations beans environmental aspects corn cropping systems legumes mimosaceae sustainable.
Intercropping, peanut, maize, ler, height plant, biological, economical yield. Aug 12, 2016 relay intercropping is when the plants being intercropped are timed so that they are planted as the others are between flowering and harvesting. Cropping sequence, baby corngherkin resulted in the highest coconut equivalent yield of intercrops and cropping system 33,548 nuts ha1. Which crops are suitable for intercropping with coconut and. As in coconut plantation, 76% of land is lying vacant which may be utilised for pulse cultivation. Like all regenerative landuse practices, tree intercroppingintermingling trees and cropsincreases the carbon content of the soil and productivity of the land. An experiment to compare the merits of four cacao coconut intercropping systems with the traditional cultivation of cacao under gliricidia sepium shade was. Study on the intercropping of coconuts, bananas and cacao. Intercropping two varieties of maize zea mays l and peanut. Monoculture coconut lands can be converted in to perennial mixed cropping or agroforestry systems.
Corn philippine coconut authority department of agriculture. Relay intercropping is when the plants being intercropped are timed so that they are planted as the others are between flowering and harvesting. Market suitability should be taken into consideration before selecting an intercrop. Hence corn planting will always be one of the major activities in the farms. Intercropping simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vandermeer, 1992 and is one mechanism by which the functional diversity of an agroecosystem can be increased brooker et al. Significance of lntercropping in cropping systems m. Intercropping presents innumerable advantages since there is better use of the available resources and an increase of the productivity among others. However, carbon sequestration potential of coconut based intercropping systems in sri lanka has not been broadly studied, except the estimation for coconut monoculture plantations under different growth conditions ranasinghe and thimothias, 2012.
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