ABSTRACT
Intercropping is a practice that allows the maximization of resources available in the agricultural property. The objective was to verify the agroeconomic viability of the mangarito intercropped with green corn. There were two experiments, conducted with the “Gigante” and “Pequeno” mangarito varieties, each one constituted of nine treatments, resulting from the intercropping of mangarito with green corn in four seasons of the association after the emergence of the mangarito plants (DAE = 0, 21, 42, and 63), as well as their respective monocultures. The experimental design was a randomized block design, with five replications. In addition to crop production data, agroeconomic efficiency indicators were evaluated. Data were subjected to analysis of variance, and the means of mangarito production and of agroeconomic indicators compared by the Tukey's test, and contrasts were performed (F test) between single and intercropped crops for characteristics evaluated in green corn. It is concluded that the intercropping of Gigante and Pequeno mangarito varieties with green corn is viable, both agronomically and economically. In economic terms, the association of green corn with Gigante mangarito should be installed, preferably, at 21 DAE of the mangarito plants and, for the Pequeno variety, at 0 DAE.
Keywords:
intercropping; Xanthosoma riedelianum Schott; economic indicators; yield