Effects of intercropping of tomato and corn on growth and yield
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Nowadays, agricultural area is decreasing. While the demand for food increases, the intercropping system is one method that’s able to increase total yield and land equivalent ratio. Therefore, the effects of intercropping of tomato and corn on growth and yield was studied. The research was conducted at the experimental field of the department of plant science, textile and design. Faculty of agriculture and technology, Rajamankala University of technology Isan Surin campus in the dry season 2019/2020. Comparison of four methods consisted 1) waxy corn as a sole crop at a spacing of 80×25 cm, 2) tomato as a sole crop as a sole at a spacing of 80×50 cm, 3) intercropping of corn and tomato by planting corn at a spacing of 80×25 cm and planting tomato alternately along the corn rows at the distance of 10 cm and 4) intercropping of corn and tomato by planting corn at a spacing of 80×25 cm and planting tomato between corn plants in the same rows of corn. The experiment was organized in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications. It was found that methods 3 and 4, corn was used as a stack for tomatoes. It was found that the stem of waxy corn was strong, and it could be the stack for tomatoes until the end of harvest. In terms of agronomic traits, yield components, and yield, the results showed that intercropping systems of corn and tomato did not significantly differ from corn as a sole crop. In addition, it was found that LER of intercropping in methods 3 and 4 was higher than that of corn as a sole crop. The results of this experiment pointed out that intercropping can increase total yield and increase income per unit area.
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