Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

COMPETITIVE ABILITY OF COMPONENTS IN MIXED AGROCENOSES OF GRAIN CROPS DEPENDING ON THE CULTIVATION AREAS

T.A. Sadokhina, D. Yu. Bakshaev, A. F. Petrov, I.V. Karkhardin, K.V. Nikiphorova and A.A. Zibina

Abstract

The results of analyzing the productivity and biological efficiency of single-species and mixed crops of cereals and legumes are shown. It has been found that mixtures are inferior to single-species crops in the yield by 13 – 15 %, but more adaptive to the weather conditions.