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Intercropping Barley and Beans I. Effects of Planting Pattern

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

M. P. L. D. Martin  and
R. W. Snaydon
M. P. L. D. Martin
Affiliation:
Agricultural Botany Department, Reading University, Reading, UK
R. W. Snaydon
Affiliation:
Agricultural Botany Department, Reading University, Reading, UK
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Summary

Barley (Hordeum sativum) and field beans (Vicia faba) were grown in pure stands, alternate-row mixtures and within-row mixtures in two field experiments. In both experiments the Land Equivalent Ratio (LER), based on seed yield, was consistently greater than 1.0 only when the crops were grown in alternate rows. The LER was greatest (1.8) when the mixture included more barley than beans. Reasons for the yield advantage of alternate row planting are discussed. Barley was more competitive than beans in mixtures, but this was not significantly affected by planting pattern.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 1982 , pp. 139 - 148
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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