EFFECT OF INTERCROPING ON SOME IMPORTANT YIELD COMPONENTS OF SMALL GRAINS

Climate changes and ecological sustainability in agriculture and food production in Serbia, the region and Southeastern Europe : proceedings, (pp. 153-160)

AUTHOR(S) / AUTOR(I): Vladimir Perišić1, Dejan Cvikić1, Vesna Perišić2, Ivana Živković1, Vera Rajičić2, Kamenko Bratković3, Kristina Luković1

1Institute for Vegetable Crops Smederevska Palanka, S. Palanka, Serbia, 2Faculty of Agriculture Kruševac, University of Niš, Kruševac, Serbia, 3Center for Small Grains and Rural Development, Kragujevac, Serbia

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DOI: 10.46793/MAK2025.153P

ABSTRACT / SAŽETAK:

Characteristics of small grains, such as density of plants number per unit area and development in less favorable periods of the year, enable the application of sustainable agriculture principles and the production of healthy food. The trial was set up in the Šumadija District, in four locations, with conventional and intercropping system of winter cereals and peas. The intercropping system had an effect on spike length on some localities and for some species, while no effect on number of grains per spike. Results showed that the main sources of variation had significant effects on examined yield components.

KEYWORDS / KLJUČNE REČI:

Small grains, Pea, Intercropping, Yield components

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

The research presented in this article is a part of a scientific project (Contract number: 451-03-66/2024-03/200216) and is supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, as well as a part of project for improving the system of knowledge creation and transfer through the development of technical-technological, applied, developmental and innovative projects in agriculture and rural development in 2022, (Contract number: 680-00-00101/2/2022-02), supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management.

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