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Growth and yield of sweet corn intercropping with caisim of different plant densities and planting times

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Intercropping of sweet corn and caisim is an effort to improve land efficiency. The study aimed to determine the land use optimization of intercropping between sweet corn and caisim from different plant densities and planting times. Research was carried out from May to July 2024, in Bocek Village, Malang, East Java. The study used a randomized complete block design with a single factor consisting of 7 treatments, i.e., monoculture sweet corn, and sweet corn + caisim (1 and 2 rows) planted 7 days before, at the same time, and 7 days after planting corn. Results showed that all intercropping treatments resulted in R/C ratio and LER values > 1, with the highest values observed of sweet corn + caisim of 1 row planting at the same time. The R/C ratio was 1.22 and the LER was 1.35, indicating that land use was optimized without causing a decline in growth or production for either crop. Keywords: cropping system, LER, number of rows, R/C ratio, Zea mays

Source: Jurnal Agronomi Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Agronomy)

DOI: 10.24831/jai.v53i1.60434

Authors: Titin Sumarni, Naufal Ammar Nabil, Ariek Dwi Anggoro

Institution: University of Brawijaya

Language: English

Topic: Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $65