Intercropping impacts growth in the forage cactus, but complementarity affords greater productivity, competitive ability, biological efficiency and economic return

Kaique Renan da Silva Salvador, Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, Cleber Pereira Alves, George do Nascimento Araújo Júnior, Marcelo José da Silva, Leonardo Francelino de Souza, Mário Adriano Ávila Queiroz, Fleming Sena Campos, Glayciane Costa Gois, José Geraldo Eugênio de França, José Nunes Filho, Antonio José Steidle Neto, Luciana Sandra Bastos de Souza and Thieres George Freire da Silva

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 218, issue C

Abstract: Soil and climatic conditions limit forage production in semi-arid environments. Planting crops adapted to these elements, combined with management practices such as intercropping and irrigation, can ensure the sustainability of animal feed.

Keywords: Intercropping system; Phenology; Morpho-physiological indices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103958

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