Home⇛Annals of Tropical Research⇛vol. 39 no. Supplement A (2017)

Evaluation of different cropping systems for marginal uplands in Barangay Caticugan, Sta. Rita, Samar

Ulysses A. Cagasan | Mark Gil B. Gerona | Ed Allan L. Alcober | Gretchen Mae M. Prado

 

Abstract:

To help improve the lives of upland farmers in Barangay Caticugan, Sta. Rita, Samar, there is a need to find ways to increase crop and income. This study yield aimed to determine cropping systems that improve crop productivity, increase income and promote cropping systems technology to upland farmers in Barangay Caticugan, Sta Rita, Samar. The experimental units were arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The cropping systems tested were monocropping on corn, peanut and mungbean and intercropping corn + peanut and corn + mungbean. This paper considered only the data for one cropping planted during dry season. The growth and yield characteristics of all crops under study were not significantly ( <0.05) affected by the cropping systems. Fresh herbage yield (t ha ) -1and total yield (t ha ) in all crops (corn, peanut mungbean) and harvest index of & -1 peanut were significantly affected by the treatments. The significant variations on the said treatments w due to the difference in the plant population of ere monocultures and the intercrops. On the other hand, corn + mungbean gave a land equivalent ratio (LER) of 1.16, which means that such practice is more productive than growing corn or mungbean as monocrop. Likewise, corn + peanut have an LER value of 1.20 which means corn + peanut intercropping system is more advantageous over monocropping. Economic analysis revealed that monoculture of peanut and mungbean the ismost profitable cropping system as it provides a relatively higher yield and net income.



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