Intercropping of Different Vegetable Crops in New Cashew Plantation under Konkan Conditions of Maharashtra

Gajbhiye, RC; Pawar, S. N.; Zote, VK; Sawant, B. N.

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2020.906.059

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“…In India which is one of the leading cashew producers in the world, Gajbhiye et. al., [39] researched on intercropping different vegetable crops in new cashew plantation. The vegetables are yardlong bean, cowpea, chilli, behendi and brinjal.…”

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Intercrop practices in cashew production

O.¹,

Adesanya²,

Olorundare³

et al. 2021

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Cashew is an important economic tree crop cultivated for its wood, apple and most especially the nut. The large plant spacing involved in its cultivation encourages intercropping. Intercropping cashew during the early phase of establishment with arable and sometimes tree crops is usually practiced which serves as food security, cultural weed control and means of additional income to farmers. The aim of this study is to look into some experimented cashew intercrop and gaps in the intercrop patterns. Review of past literatures was used in discovering cashew intercrop patterns in Nigeria and some major cashew producing countries. Intercropping cashew with arable crops is more popular and profitable than with tree crop except in Sri-lanka where intercropping with coconut seems profitable than cashew sole cropping. Intercropping of cashew with arable crops, legumes and vegetables did not affect the growth of young cashew except millet, sorghum and pigeon-pea. Cashew/maize and cashew/cassava/yam had high returns respectively. Intercrop combinations with more than two crops affected the growth of cashew. Cashew/rice and cashew/plantain intercrop suppressed the growth of weeds with no negative effect on cashew growth. More concise and implementable research can be done where information on weed control, growth parameters, nutrient demands, yield and economic returns can be gotten from an experiment on the various cashew intercrop patterns as this will make the findings more adoptable by the farmers. Intercropping cashew with more than 2 crops should be discouraged.

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Intercrop practices in cashew production

O.¹,

Adesanya²,

Olorundare³

et al. 2021

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“…This system generates income until the revenue from cashew can be obtained, but it is also an effective weed control method during the early stages of cashew field establishment [ 49 ]. The presence of several crop legumes such as cowpea, groundnut, soybean, mung bean, and pigeon pea in cashew plantations is also common in other tropical countries, namely in Nigeria [ 50 ] and India [ 51 ].…”

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Diversity of Legumes in the Cashew Agroforestry System in East Timor (Southeast Asia)

Guterres

Duarte

Catarino

et al. 2022

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Cashew is an important export-oriented crop in several tropical countries, often under monocropping systems. Intercropping with legume species is promoted as a sustainable practice, enhancing agricultural productivity and providing nutritional food sources to rural communities. This study aimed to characterize the diversity of Leguminosae (or Fabaceae) in the cashew agroforestry systems of East Timor (Southeast Asia). Fourteen cashew orchards were sampled across the country, and information about leguminous species uses was collected from local populations. About 50 species are commonly part of the country’s cashew agroforestry system, many of them simultaneously used as food, fodder, and in traditional medicine. Six bean species—Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth, Phaseolus lunatus L., Phaseolus vulgaris L., Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi and H.Ohashi, Vigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek and Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.—are largely used as food. The mineral contents of these beans revealed relevant differences between species and, in some cases, between types (seed colour) within species. Periods of hunger and low food variety are frequent in East Timor, reflecting a very poor nutritional state of the population. Knowing and using legumes for local nutrition, as well as for healthcare and well-being, adds great value to these species as components of East Timor cashew agroforestry systems.

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