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volume 28 issue 3 (september 2007) : 179-187

INTERCROPPING IN CASSAVA – A REVIEW

M
M. Mohamed Amanullah
E
E. Somasundaram
K
K. Vaiyapuri
K
K. Sathyamoorthi
1Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore- 641 003, India.

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ABSTRACT

Cassava, a long season wide spaced crop is slow in its initial growth and development and therefore, intercropping of a short duration crop may increase the biological efficiency as a whole. Intercropping in cassava is a widely followed practice in the humid and sub-humid tropics. In Latin America and Africa, cassava is most commonly associated with an early maturing grain crop such as maize or legumes. Normally, green covers are planted with cassava for a variety of purposes such as cultural weed control, fertility management and moisture conservation and forage production. Results have shown that intercropping in cassa­va did not affect the growth and yield of tubers significantly, but increased the biological efficiency of the intercropping system as a whole by way of better nutrient efficiency and better weed control. Intercropping in cassava could also fetch additional income and since cassava being a wide spaced and initial slow growing crop.

KEYWORDS

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    2. Akobundu, I.O. (1980). Trop pest Mgmt., 26: 420-426.
    3. Andrews, D. and Kassam, A.H. (1976). In: Multiple cropping. (Papendick et al. Eds.) American Society of Agronomy. Special Publica-tions, 27: 1-10
    4. Anilkumar, A.S. and. Sasidhar, V.K. (1987). J. Root crops, 13: 59-60.
    5. Anilkumar, A.S. et al. (1990). J. Root Crops, ISRC Nat. Symp. 1990, Special issue – pp 147-150.
    6. Asokan, P.K. and Sreedharan, C. (1987). Agric. Res. J. Kera-la, 25(5): 15-16.
    7. Asokan, P.K. et al. (1985). Trop. Agric (Trinidad), 62(4): 313-318.
    8. Ayyasamy, M. (1994). Ph.D. Thesis. Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ., Coimbatore, India. Pp 126
    9. Balakrishnan, S. and Thamburaj, S. (1993). South Indian Hort., 42: 273-277.
    10. Bhattacharya, B. and Singh, R.P. (1988). In: Proc. of the Second International Symp. on Food-Energy Nexus and Ecosystems held in New Delhi, 12-14 February 1986. Moulik, T.K. Ed. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt.Ltd. New Delhi. pp.315.
    11. Burgos, C.F. (1980). In: Proc. International Development Re-search Centre, Ottawa, Canada. Series IDRC-151e. pp. 75-81.
    12. Charoenrath, S. (1983). In: Intern Sem Root Crops in South East Asia (ISRC-SEA). VISCA and UPLB, Philippines, November 8-16, 1983. p.17.
    13. CTCRI. (1988). Annual Report, Central Tuber Crops Research Insti-tute, Trivandrum, India.
    14. Dung T.T. (2002). In: 7th Regional Cassava Workshop, 28th October to 1st November 2002. Bangkok, Thailand pp: 196-198.
    15. Ezumah, H.C. (1986 & 1988). In: IITA Annual Report, Ibadan, Nigeria, pp.50-55; 78-80.
    16. Ezumah, H.C. (1990). Discovery and Innovation 2(2): 65-72.
    17. Ezumah, H.C. and Lawson, T.L. (1983). International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Annual Report, Ibadan, Nigeria, pp.141-143.
    18. Ezumah, H.C. et al. (1990). Discovery and Innovation, 2(2): 73-82.
    19. Fukai, S. et al. (1990). In: Proc. of 8th Symp. Int. Soc. Tropical Root Crops. Bangkok, (Howeler, R.H. Ed.) Thailand. pp. 293-300.
    20. Ghosh, S.P. et al. (1989). Cassava Newsl., 13(1): 6-8.
    21. Ghosh, S.P. et al. (1987). Tropic. Agric (Trinidad)., 64: 233-236.
    22. Hartojo, K. and Widodo, Y. (1991). In: Malang Research Institute for Food Crops. Indonesia. pp. 11-13.
    23. Ikeorgu, J.E.G. and Odurukwe, S.O. (1990). Tropic. Agric (Trinidad)., 67(2): 164-168.
    24. Ikeorgu, J.E.G. et al. (1989). Field Crop Res., 21(1): 1-7. 186 AGRICUTURAL REVIEWS
    25. Ikeorgu, J.E.G. et al. (1984). In: Tropical Root Crops: Production and uses in Africa. Terry, E.R. et al. Ed.) In: Proc. 2nd Triennial Symp. ISTRC, Africa Branch, Douala, Cameroon, 14-19th August, 1983. Ottawa, Ont., IDRC. pp.63-66.
    26. Kang, B.T. and Wilson, G.F. (1981). In: (Terry, E.R et al. Ed,) Tropi-cal Root Crops. Research strategies for the 1980’s. IDRC, Ottawa. pp. 129-133.
    27. Karnik, A.R. et al. (1993). Indian J. Agric. Sci., 63: 265-267.
    28. Kawano, K. and Thung, M.D. (1982). Crop Sci., 22: 59-63.
    29. Kurivilla Varughese. et al. (1988). Agric. Res. J. Kerala, 24: 179-184.
    30. Leihner, D.E. (1980). In: Proc. Int. Workshop on cassava cultural practices. (Weber, E.J. Ed) IDRC, Ottawa, Canada. Series 151 e: pp.107-111.
    31. Leihner, D.E. (1984). In: Proc. Symp. the Int. Soc. Tropical root crops. 1983. Lima, pp. 247-255.
    32. Mason, S.C. et al. (1986). Agron. J., 78(1): 43-46.
    33. Mba, A. and Ezumah, H.C. (985). Int. Inst. Tropic. Agric. Annual Report for 1984, Ibadan, Nigeria. pp. 175-176.
    34. Meera Bai, M. et al. (1992). Fmg. systems, 8: 12-17.
    35. Mestra, M., A. (1990). In: Yuea Y culti-vars asociados. Cali, Columbia, Centro International de Agriculture Tropical.
    36. Documento de Trabajo no. 02. pp. 79-83. Es. 4 Ref.
    37. Mohankumar, C.R. and Hrishi, N. (1974). Annual Report, Central Tuber Crops Research Insti-tute, Trivandrum. pp. 67- 69.
    38. Mohankumar, C.R. and Hrishi, N. (1979). In: Proc. Int. Workshop on Intercropping with Cassava. Trivandrum, India.
    39. 27 Nov. - 1 Dec., 1978. pp.31-34.
    40. Moreno, B.A. (1990). In: Yuea cultivos asociados. Cali, Colombia, Centro International de Agricul-ture Tropical. Documento de Trabajo no. 02. pp.51-59.
    41. Mutsaers, H.J.W. et al. (1993). Field Crops Res., 34: 431-457.
    42. Nago Tien Dung et al. (2005). Livestock Research for Rural Development, 17 (1): 25-35.
    43. Nair, P.G. et al. (1992). In: (Howeler, R.H., Ed.) Regional Workshop on Cassava Breeding Agronomy and utiliza-tion Research in Asia. 3rd, Malang, Indonesia, 1990. Pro-ceedings Bangkok, Thailand, Centro International de
    44. Agricul-ture Tropical. Regional Centro Program for Asia. pp. 224-244. En., Sum. en., 18 Ref., 11. I.C. Classification : SB. 211. C3C 452.
    45. Natarajan, M. and Willey, R.W. (1980). J. Agric. Sci., 96: 51.
    46. Okigbo, B.N. and Green land, D.J. (1976). In: Multiple Cropping. (Papendick, R.I. Eds) American Society of Agronomy, Spl. Publication, 27: 63-101.
    47. Olasantan, F.O. et al. (1994). Field crops Res., 39: 63-69.
    48. Olasantan, F.O. et al. (1995). Agric. Ecosystems Environment, 57(2-3): 149-158.
    49. Olasantan, F.O., et al. (1997). Nutrient Cycling in Agro ecosystems, 46: 215 -223.
    50. Osiru, P.S.O. and Hahn, S.K. (1988). Annual Report for 1987, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, pp.15-18.
    51. Ossom, E.M. (1986). J. Agric. Sci., 56: 732-734.
    52. Pillai, G.R. et al. (1986). In: Proc. Australian Centre for Internation-al Agricultural Research, Canberra, Australia. No. 18. pp. 240-241.
    53. Prabhakar, M. and. Nair, G.M. (1984). Indian Fmg., 34(1): 9-10.
    54. Prabhakar, M. and Nair, G.M. (1992). J. Root crops, 18(1): 26-31.
    55. Ramanathan, S. et al. (1990). J. Root crops, 16(2): 83-86.
    56. Ramanujam, T. and Lakshmi, K.R. (1984). Indian J. Pl. Physiol., 27: 138-144.
    57. Sasidhar, V.K. and Sadanandan, N. (1976). Indian Fmg., 26(6): 23.
    58. Savithri, K.E. and Alexander, D. (1995). Legume Res., 18:59-60.
    59. Searle, P.G.E. et al. (1981). Field Crops Res., 4: 135-145.
    60. Sheela, K.R. and Mohammed Kunju, U. (1988). J. Root Crops, 14(1): 67-69.
    61. Sheela, K. R. and Mohammed Kunju, U. (1990). J. Root Crops, 16(1): 53-55.
    62. Shetty, S.V.R. and Rao, M.R. (1981). In: Proc. International Workshop on Intercropping, Jan. 1979. ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India, pp. 238-248.
    63. Singh, K.D. and Mandal, R.C. (1970). Annual Report, CTCRI, Trivandrum p.25.
    64. Sintuprama, S. et al. (1973). Annual Report, Thailand Ministry of Agriculture, Field Crops Division, Bangkok, pp.2-6.
    65. Swaify, S.A. et al. (1988). Soil Technology, 1(1): 1-12.
    66. Thamburaj, S. and Muthukrishnan, C.R. (1991). Madras Agric. J., 63(3): 198-199.
    67. Tsay, J.S. and Wilson, G.S. (1989). Field crops Res., 21(2): 83-94.
    68. Tsay, J.S. et al. (1988). Field Crops Res., 19: 211-225. Vol. 28, No. 3, 2007 187
    69. Unnikrishnan, et al. (2006). Kissan World., 33(11):11
    70. Villamayor Junior, F.G. and Destriza, T.T. (1982). The Radix, 4(2): 4-5.
    71. Wargiono, J. and Tuherkin, E. (1987). In: Central Research Inst., Food Crops, Bogor. p. 13.
    72. Wargiono, J. et al. (1992). In: Regional Workshop in Cassava Breeding, Agronomy and Utili-zation Research in Asia, 3rd, Malang, Indonesia, 1990. (Howeler, R.H Ed) Proceedings Bangkok, Thailand, Centro Interna-cional de Agricultural 198. En., Sum. en. 11. I.C. Classifi-cation: S.B. 211.C3C 452.
    73. Willey, R.W. (1979). Field Crops Abstr., 32(1): 1-10.
    74. Zuofa, K. et al. (1992). Field crops Res., 28(4): 309-314.
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      volume 28 issue 3 (september 2007) : 179-187

      INTERCROPPING IN CASSAVA – A REVIEW

      M
      M. Mohamed Amanullah
      E
      E. Somasundaram
      K
      K. Vaiyapuri
      K
      K. Sathyamoorthi
      1Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore- 641 003, India.

      • Submitted|

      • First Online |

      • doi

      Cite article:- Amanullah Mohamed M., Somasundaram E., Vaiyapuri K., Sathyamoorthi K. (2025). INTERCROPPING IN CASSAVA – A REVIEW. Agricultural Reviews. 28(3): 179-187. doi: .

      ABSTRACT

      Cassava, a long season wide spaced crop is slow in its initial growth and development and therefore, intercropping of a short duration crop may increase the biological efficiency as a whole. Intercropping in cassava is a widely followed practice in the humid and sub-humid tropics. In Latin America and Africa, cassava is most commonly associated with an early maturing grain crop such as maize or legumes. Normally, green covers are planted with cassava for a variety of purposes such as cultural weed control, fertility management and moisture conservation and forage production. Results have shown that intercropping in cassa­va did not affect the growth and yield of tubers significantly, but increased the biological efficiency of the intercropping system as a whole by way of better nutrient efficiency and better weed control. Intercropping in cassava could also fetch additional income and since cassava being a wide spaced and initial slow growing crop.

      KEYWORDS

        REFERENCES

        1. Abit, S.E. (1979). In: Progress Report, CRTC 1979. Annual Report, Vol. 11. pp. 130-134.
        2. Akobundu, I.O. (1980). Trop pest Mgmt., 26: 420-426.
        3. Andrews, D. and Kassam, A.H. (1976). In: Multiple cropping. (Papendick et al. Eds.) American Society of Agronomy. Special Publica-tions, 27: 1-10
        4. Anilkumar, A.S. and. Sasidhar, V.K. (1987). J. Root crops, 13: 59-60.
        5. Anilkumar, A.S. et al. (1990). J. Root Crops, ISRC Nat. Symp. 1990, Special issue – pp 147-150.
        6. Asokan, P.K. and Sreedharan, C. (1987). Agric. Res. J. Kera-la, 25(5): 15-16.
        7. Asokan, P.K. et al. (1985). Trop. Agric (Trinidad), 62(4): 313-318.
        8. Ayyasamy, M. (1994). Ph.D. Thesis. Tamil Nadu Agric. Univ., Coimbatore, India. Pp 126
        9. Balakrishnan, S. and Thamburaj, S. (1993). South Indian Hort., 42: 273-277.
        10. Bhattacharya, B. and Singh, R.P. (1988). In: Proc. of the Second International Symp. on Food-Energy Nexus and Ecosystems held in New Delhi, 12-14 February 1986. Moulik, T.K. Ed. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt.Ltd. New Delhi. pp.315.
        11. Burgos, C.F. (1980). In: Proc. International Development Re-search Centre, Ottawa, Canada. Series IDRC-151e. pp. 75-81.
        12. Charoenrath, S. (1983). In: Intern Sem Root Crops in South East Asia (ISRC-SEA). VISCA and UPLB, Philippines, November 8-16, 1983. p.17.
        13. CTCRI. (1988). Annual Report, Central Tuber Crops Research Insti-tute, Trivandrum, India.
        14. Dung T.T. (2002). In: 7th Regional Cassava Workshop, 28th October to 1st November 2002. Bangkok, Thailand pp: 196-198.
        15. Ezumah, H.C. (1986 & 1988). In: IITA Annual Report, Ibadan, Nigeria, pp.50-55; 78-80.
        16. Ezumah, H.C. (1990). Discovery and Innovation 2(2): 65-72.
        17. Ezumah, H.C. and Lawson, T.L. (1983). International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Annual Report, Ibadan, Nigeria, pp.141-143.
        18. Ezumah, H.C. et al. (1990). Discovery and Innovation, 2(2): 73-82.
        19. Fukai, S. et al. (1990). In: Proc. of 8th Symp. Int. Soc. Tropical Root Crops. Bangkok, (Howeler, R.H. Ed.) Thailand. pp. 293-300.
        20. Ghosh, S.P. et al. (1989). Cassava Newsl., 13(1): 6-8.
        21. Ghosh, S.P. et al. (1987). Tropic. Agric (Trinidad)., 64: 233-236.
        22. Hartojo, K. and Widodo, Y. (1991). In: Malang Research Institute for Food Crops. Indonesia. pp. 11-13.
        23. Ikeorgu, J.E.G. and Odurukwe, S.O. (1990). Tropic. Agric (Trinidad)., 67(2): 164-168.
        24. Ikeorgu, J.E.G. et al. (1989). Field Crop Res., 21(1): 1-7. 186 AGRICUTURAL REVIEWS
        25. Ikeorgu, J.E.G. et al. (1984). In: Tropical Root Crops: Production and uses in Africa. Terry, E.R. et al. Ed.) In: Proc. 2nd Triennial Symp. ISTRC, Africa Branch, Douala, Cameroon, 14-19th August, 1983. Ottawa, Ont., IDRC. pp.63-66.
        26. Kang, B.T. and Wilson, G.F. (1981). In: (Terry, E.R et al. Ed,) Tropi-cal Root Crops. Research strategies for the 1980’s. IDRC, Ottawa. pp. 129-133.
        27. Karnik, A.R. et al. (1993). Indian J. Agric. Sci., 63: 265-267.
        28. Kawano, K. and Thung, M.D. (1982). Crop Sci., 22: 59-63.
        29. Kurivilla Varughese. et al. (1988). Agric. Res. J. Kerala, 24: 179-184.
        30. Leihner, D.E. (1980). In: Proc. Int. Workshop on cassava cultural practices. (Weber, E.J. Ed) IDRC, Ottawa, Canada. Series 151 e: pp.107-111.
        31. Leihner, D.E. (1984). In: Proc. Symp. the Int. Soc. Tropical root crops. 1983. Lima, pp. 247-255.
        32. Mason, S.C. et al. (1986). Agron. J., 78(1): 43-46.
        33. Mba, A. and Ezumah, H.C. (985). Int. Inst. Tropic. Agric. Annual Report for 1984, Ibadan, Nigeria. pp. 175-176.
        34. Meera Bai, M. et al. (1992). Fmg. systems, 8: 12-17.
        35. Mestra, M., A. (1990). In: Yuea Y culti-vars asociados. Cali, Columbia, Centro International de Agriculture Tropical.
        36. Documento de Trabajo no. 02. pp. 79-83. Es. 4 Ref.
        37. Mohankumar, C.R. and Hrishi, N. (1974). Annual Report, Central Tuber Crops Research Insti-tute, Trivandrum. pp. 67- 69.
        38. Mohankumar, C.R. and Hrishi, N. (1979). In: Proc. Int. Workshop on Intercropping with Cassava. Trivandrum, India.
        39. 27 Nov. - 1 Dec., 1978. pp.31-34.
        40. Moreno, B.A. (1990). In: Yuea cultivos asociados. Cali, Colombia, Centro International de Agricul-ture Tropical. Documento de Trabajo no. 02. pp.51-59.
        41. Mutsaers, H.J.W. et al. (1993). Field Crops Res., 34: 431-457.
        42. Nago Tien Dung et al. (2005). Livestock Research for Rural Development, 17 (1): 25-35.
        43. Nair, P.G. et al. (1992). In: (Howeler, R.H., Ed.) Regional Workshop on Cassava Breeding Agronomy and utiliza-tion Research in Asia. 3rd, Malang, Indonesia, 1990. Pro-ceedings Bangkok, Thailand, Centro International de
        44. Agricul-ture Tropical. Regional Centro Program for Asia. pp. 224-244. En., Sum. en., 18 Ref., 11. I.C. Classification : SB. 211. C3C 452.
        45. Natarajan, M. and Willey, R.W. (1980). J. Agric. Sci., 96: 51.
        46. Okigbo, B.N. and Green land, D.J. (1976). In: Multiple Cropping. (Papendick, R.I. Eds) American Society of Agronomy, Spl. Publication, 27: 63-101.
        47. Olasantan, F.O. et al. (1994). Field crops Res., 39: 63-69.
        48. Olasantan, F.O. et al. (1995). Agric. Ecosystems Environment, 57(2-3): 149-158.
        49. Olasantan, F.O., et al. (1997). Nutrient Cycling in Agro ecosystems, 46: 215 -223.
        50. Osiru, P.S.O. and Hahn, S.K. (1988). Annual Report for 1987, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, pp.15-18.
        51. Ossom, E.M. (1986). J. Agric. Sci., 56: 732-734.
        52. Pillai, G.R. et al. (1986). In: Proc. Australian Centre for Internation-al Agricultural Research, Canberra, Australia. No. 18. pp. 240-241.
        53. Prabhakar, M. and. Nair, G.M. (1984). Indian Fmg., 34(1): 9-10.
        54. Prabhakar, M. and Nair, G.M. (1992). J. Root crops, 18(1): 26-31.
        55. Ramanathan, S. et al. (1990). J. Root crops, 16(2): 83-86.
        56. Ramanujam, T. and Lakshmi, K.R. (1984). Indian J. Pl. Physiol., 27: 138-144.
        57. Sasidhar, V.K. and Sadanandan, N. (1976). Indian Fmg., 26(6): 23.
        58. Savithri, K.E. and Alexander, D. (1995). Legume Res., 18:59-60.
        59. Searle, P.G.E. et al. (1981). Field Crops Res., 4: 135-145.
        60. Sheela, K.R. and Mohammed Kunju, U. (1988). J. Root Crops, 14(1): 67-69.
        61. Sheela, K. R. and Mohammed Kunju, U. (1990). J. Root Crops, 16(1): 53-55.
        62. Shetty, S.V.R. and Rao, M.R. (1981). In: Proc. International Workshop on Intercropping, Jan. 1979. ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India, pp. 238-248.
        63. Singh, K.D. and Mandal, R.C. (1970). Annual Report, CTCRI, Trivandrum p.25.
        64. Sintuprama, S. et al. (1973). Annual Report, Thailand Ministry of Agriculture, Field Crops Division, Bangkok, pp.2-6.
        65. Swaify, S.A. et al. (1988). Soil Technology, 1(1): 1-12.
        66. Thamburaj, S. and Muthukrishnan, C.R. (1991). Madras Agric. J., 63(3): 198-199.
        67. Tsay, J.S. and Wilson, G.S. (1989). Field crops Res., 21(2): 83-94.
        68. Tsay, J.S. et al. (1988). Field Crops Res., 19: 211-225. Vol. 28, No. 3, 2007 187
        69. Unnikrishnan, et al. (2006). Kissan World., 33(11):11
        70. Villamayor Junior, F.G. and Destriza, T.T. (1982). The Radix, 4(2): 4-5.
        71. Wargiono, J. and Tuherkin, E. (1987). In: Central Research Inst., Food Crops, Bogor. p. 13.
        72. Wargiono, J. et al. (1992). In: Regional Workshop in Cassava Breeding, Agronomy and Utili-zation Research in Asia, 3rd, Malang, Indonesia, 1990. (Howeler, R.H Ed) Proceedings Bangkok, Thailand, Centro Interna-cional de Agricultural 198. En., Sum. en. 11. I.C. Classifi-cation: S.B. 211.C3C 452.
        73. Willey, R.W. (1979). Field Crops Abstr., 32(1): 1-10.
        74. Zuofa, K. et al. (1992). Field crops Res., 28(4): 309-314.
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