Research Article

Plantain-Tree Rubber Intercropping Systems Improved Productivity in the Tropical Humid Zone of Ghana, West Africa

Table 12

Partial land equivalent ratios of plantain in rubber-plantain intercropping systems at Ellembelle and Jomoro.

TreatmentIntercrop plantain yield (kg/ha)Sole plantain yield (kg/ha)Partial land equivalent ration (PLER)

Ellembelle
PR398399720.40
PPR703699720.71
PPPR1145399721.15

Jomoro
PR328797650.34
PPR785197650.80
PPPR1179497651.21

PR = low-density plantain; PPR = medium-density plantain; PPPR = high-density plantain.