Table 1 Total grain yield of wheat and maize by cropping pattern and treatment in 2014–2016.

From: Innovation in alternate mulch with straw and plastic management bolsters yield and water use efficiency in wheat-maize intercropping in arid conditions

Cropping pattern

Treatment

Year

2014

2015

2016

 

Mg ha−1

Monoculture wheat

NTSW

7.37dea

7.08 cd

7.89c

NTMW

7.62d

7.20c

8.04c

TSW

6.96e

6.69d

7.49d

CTW

6.28 f

6.07e

6.31e

Monoculture maize

NTM2

14.32c

14.24b

14.41b

CTM

14.89bc

14.52b

14.62b

Wheat-maize intercropping

NTSI2

16.82a

16.49a

17.23a

NTMI2

16.90a

16.63a

17.49a

TSI

16.97a

16.50a

16.86a

CTI

14.86bc

14.61b

14.93b

  1. aWithin a column for a given year, means followed by different lowercase letters are significantly different at P < 0.05.
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