A Competitive ratio for quantifying competition between intercrops

Willey, R W and Rao, M R (1980) A Competitive ratio for quantifying competition between intercrops. Experimental Agriculture, 16 (2). pp. 117-125. ISSN 0014-4797

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Abstract

A simple competitive ratio (CR) is proposed as a measure of intercrop competition, to indicate the number of times by which one component crop is more competitive than the other. Intercropping data show that this CR term could be useful in (i) comparing the competitive ability of different crops, (ii) measuring competitive changes within a given combination, (iii) identifying which plant characters are associated with competitive ability, and (iv) determining what competitive balance between components is most likely to give maximum yield advantages

Item Type:	Article
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Subjects:	Mandate crops > Millets Mandate crops > Sorghum
Depositing User:	Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2013 05:18
Last Modified:	18 Jun 2013 05:18
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6856
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0014479700010802
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