Position | Pattern | Input ($ ha−1) | Output ($ ha−1) | Return ($ ha−1) |
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PingDu | MP | 2215c | 3779c | 1564b |
MC | 3291a | 4503b | 1212c |
IC | 2816b | 4694a | 1878a |
GaoTang | MP | 2071c | 3615c | 1495b |
MC | 3210a | 4202b | 991c |
IC | 2770b | 4428a | 1658a |
LiJin | MP | 2166c | 3744c | 1577b |
MC | 3271a | 4367b | 1096c |
IC | 2785b | 4602a | 1817a |
Average | MP | 2151c | 3696c | 1545b |
MC | 3257a | 4357b | 1100c |
IC | 2790b | 4574a | 1784a |
- Means denoted by different letters within the same column of the same position indicate significant differences according to Tukey’s test (P < 0.05); MP: monocropping of peanut; MC: monocropping of cotton; IC: intercropping of peanut and cotton; Peanut seeds: 5.0 ¥ kg−1, cotton seeds: 7.0 ¥ kg−1; Labor cost for peanut: 8400 ¥ ha− 1 (80 ¥ man-days− 1 × 105 man-days ha− 1); Labor cost for cotton: 15200 ¥ ha− 1 (80 ¥ man-days− 1 × 190 man-days ha− 1); Material input for peanut: 6517 ¥ ha− 1 in PingDu, 6430 ¥ ha− 1 in GaoTang, and 6483 ¥ ha− 1 in LiJin; Material input for cotton: 7410 ¥ ha− 1 in PingDu, 6855 ¥ ha− 1 in GaoTang and 7270 ¥ ha− 1 in LiJin. Exchange rate: 6.87 ¥ ≈ 1US $