October 8, 2025Frontiers in AgronomyOpen Access

The effects of variety selection on the yield and productivity of sweetpotato-legume intercropping options in Malawi

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Intercropping sweetpotato with legumes significantly improved yields compared to sole cropping practices.
The study evaluated three sweetpotato varieties and various spatial arrangements across multiple agroecological zones.
Analysis demonstrated that LERs were greater than one in many intercrops, indicating higher productivity benefits.
Chipika and Royal choice varieties showed the highest productivity when intercropped with soybean in specific ratios.

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Field experiment reveals yield advantages of sweetpotato-legume intercropping, suggesting optimal varieties for productivity in Malawi.

Akinwale et al. (2025) studied this question.

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