Publisher Summary This chapter describes the various aspects of cereal-legume
intercropping systems. Intercropping is the growing of two or more crop species …

Multiple cropping systems are the mainstay of agricultural production for limited‐resource
farmers in most developing countries. Little attention has been given to the introduction of …

A comparative analysis of intercropping is presented, based on extensive field studies in
Jamaica, Nepal and India. After an initial chapter discussing the nature of intercropping, the …

Intercropping provides ample scope to incorporate at least two or more crops at a time in
same piece of land aiming at higher productivity from unit land area through optimized …

Plant growth, development and yield were monitored in sorghum/cowpea intercropping trials
in Botswana during the drought seasons of 1982/3 and 1983/4. The cowpea proved to be …

Legumes (including soybeans and peanuts) are ranked fifth in terms of annual world grain
production, at around 170 million metric tons, after wheat, rice, corn, and barley (Table 2-1; …

Intercropping presents an opportunity to optimise land use and resource efficiency in cotton
cultivation, particularly for small and marginal farmers facing climate-related challenges and …

The intercropping objective of the subsistence fanner in Botswana was identified as a need
to secure some cowpea production without reducing the yield of the staple crop, sorghum …

In order to evaluate the effect of intercropping cultivation of forage maize and sorghum on
forage production, a study was carried out in 2014 growing season. Maize Hybrid (SC 704) …

The problem of household food and economic insecurity ie inability of families to produce
and purchase enough food to meet basic needs is considered to be a major determinate of …