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Analysis of Intercrop Experiments in Dryland Agriculture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

C. K. Ramanatha Chetty  and
M. Narayana Reddy
C. K. Ramanatha Chetty
Affiliation:
All India Co-ordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad - 500 659, India
M. Narayana Reddy
Affiliation:
All India Co-ordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad - 500 659, India
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Summary

Objectives of different intercrop experiments need to be kept in view while analysing the data from them. There is no single straightforward way of analysing the data and certain situations require innovative approaches. Types of situations that are encountered in dryland agricultural research are exemplified and methods of meaningful analysis and interpretation of data from them are indicated here. Agronomically-sound meanings are imputed for different ways of calculating LER. Use of the concept ‘Staple Land Equivalent Ratio’ for assessing intercrop systems in particular situations is illustrated.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 1984 , pp. 31 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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