IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/zib/zbtaec/v6y2025i1p23-28.html

Comprehensive Analysis Of Efficiency And Economic Viability In Maize-Potato Intercropping

Author

Listed:
  • Most. Mahbuba Khanum

    (Agricultural Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Rajbari, Dinajpur, Bangladesh)

  • Muhammad Shamsul Huda

    (Agricultural Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Rajbari, Dinajpur, Bangladesh)

  • Md. Abu Abdullah Al Muzahid

    (Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh)

  • Md. Nuruzzaman

    (Agricultural Research Sub-Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Thakurgaon, Bangladesh)

Abstract

The study was executed during rabi season of 2020-21 and 2021-22 at the research field of Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Rajbari, Dinajpur (Latitude: 25038Ì 7.3ÌŽ N, Longitude: 88039Ì 5.65ÌŽ E) to evaluate how well intercropping potatoes with long-duration maize performs economically. Six treatments viz. T1= Sole maize (60cm×20cm), T2= Maize planting (60cm×20cm) + 1 row potato in between two maize rows, T3= Maize paired row (30cm/120cm/30cm × 20cm) + 1 row potato, T4= Maize paired row (30cm/120cm/30cm×20cm) +2 rows potato, T5=Maize paired row (30cm/120cm/30cm × 20cm) +3 rows potato and T6= Sole potato (60cm ×25cm). Among the intercropping treatments, the highest maize yield was recorded in Maize paired row (30cm/120cm/30cm × 20cm) +1 row potato (T3). In contrast, the highest potato yield was also achieved in T5 (Maize paired row (30cm/120cm/30cm × 20cm) +3 rows potato), indicating its superior productivity. From an economic perspective, the highest gross return, gross margin, and benefit-cost ratio (BCR) were recorded in T5 (maize paired row with 3 rows of potato), while the lowest values were observed in sole maize cropping (T1). These results highlight the advantages of intercropping, particularly in systems combining maize and potato, for improving yields and economic returns compared to sole cropping.

Suggested Citation

  • Most. Mahbuba Khanum & Muhammad Shamsul Huda & Md. Abu Abdullah Al Muzahid & Md. Nuruzzaman, 2025. "Comprehensive Analysis Of Efficiency And Economic Viability In Maize-Potato Intercropping," Tropical Agroecosystems (TAEC), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 6(1), pages 23-28, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbtaec:v:6:y:2025:i:1:p:23-28
    DOI: 10.26480/taec.01.2025.23.28
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://taec.com.my/archives/1taec2025/1taec2025-23-28.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.26480/taec.01.2025.23.28?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Fan, Zhiwei & An, Tongxin & Wu, Kaixian & Zhou, Feng & Zi, Shuhui & Yang, Yuanman & Xue, Guofeng & Wu, Bozhi, 2016. "Effects of intercropping of maize and potato on sloping land on the water balance and surface runoff," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 9-16.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Jan Gregar & Jan Petrů & Jana Kalibová & Věra Ürge & David Kincl & Jan Vopravil, 2024. "Impact of intercrops on soil loss and surface runoff from sloping maize fields," Soil and Water Research, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 19(3), pages 168-175.
    2. Getachew Amare Kefelegn, 2023. "Influence of Intercropping Combinations on Growth, Components, Yield, and Quality of Faba Bean and Potato," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 49(4), pages 40793-40804, March.
    3. Sari J Himanen & Hanna Mäkinen & Karoliina Rimhanen & Riitta Savikko, 2016. "Engaging Farmers in Climate Change Adaptation Planning: Assessing Intercropping as a Means to Support Farm Adaptive Capacity," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 6(3), pages 1-13, July.
    4. Wang, Jiaxin & He, Xinlin & Gong, Ping & Heng, Tong & Zhao, Danqi & Wang, Chunxia & Chen, Quan & Wei, Jie & Lin, Ping & Yang, Guang, 2024. "Response of fragrant pear quality and water productivity to lateral depth and irrigation amount," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 292(C).
    5. Gitari, Harun I. & Gachene, Charles K.K. & Karanja, Nancy N. & Kamau, Solomon & Nyawade, Shadrack & Sharma, Kalpana & Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar, 2018. "Optimizing yield and economic returns of rain-fed potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) through water conservation under potato-legume intercropping systems," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 208(C), pages 59-66.
    6. repec:caa:jnlswr:v:preprint:id:43-2024-swr is not listed on IDEAS
    7. Meaghan J. Wilton & Jim D. Karagatzides & Leonard J. S. Tsuji, 2017. "Nutrient Concentrations of Bush Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) Cultivated in Subarctic Soils Managed with Intercropping and Willow ( Salix spp.) Agroforestry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-19, December.
    8. Martínez-García, Víctor & Martínez-Paz, José M. & Alcon, Francisco, 2022. "The economic value of flood risk regulation by agroecosystems at semiarid areas," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 266(C).

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:zib:zbtaec:v:6:y:2025:i:1:p:23-28. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Zibeline International Publishing The email address of this maintainer does not seem to be valid anymore. Please ask Zibeline International Publishing to update the entry or send us the correct address (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://taec.com.my/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.