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Table 5 Output, input and net return as affected by intercropping systems

From: Peanut and cotton intercropping increases productivity and economic returns through regulating plant nutrient accumulation and soil microbial communities

Position

Pattern

Input ($ ha−1)

Output ($ ha−1)

Return ($ ha−1)

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

  1. 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 $