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Examination of the Staple and Effective Land Equivalent Ratios

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

Janet Riley
Janet Riley
Affiliation:
Statistics Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQEngland
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Summary

Two extensions to the Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) concept, the Effective LER and the Staple LER, are evaluated for an intercrop of two species. The use of different standardizing sole-crop yields in the Effective LER equation is emphasized for the formation of different comparisons between intercrop and sole-crop yields. The Staple LER for different standardizing sole-crop yields is introduced. The equivalence of the Staple and Effective LERs under certain conditions is shown and illustrated.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , October 1985 , pp. 369 - 376
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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