mumarharun HARUN
Department of Agronomy, Agriculture Faculty, Universitas Sriwijaya, Inderalaya 30662, Indonesia

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Growth and Yield of Corn (Zea mays L.) and Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Cultivated at Different Spacing in-Row Intercropping System with Rubber Crops (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) mumarharun HARUN; Fitri Ramadhani; Habibulloh Habibulloh
Journal of Smart Agriculture and Environmental Technology Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): August 2026
Publisher : Indonesian Soil Science Society of South Sumatra in Collaboration With Soil Science Department, Sriwijaya University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.60105/josaet.2026.4.2.67-72

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The efforts to increase productivity of rubber plantations can be carried out through polyculture planting patterns rubber of corn and sorghum. The aim of this research is to determine the rubber response and the growth of corn and sorghum intercrops with modified planting spacing. The research was conducted at the Rubber Research Facility, Faculty of Agriculture (3◦14′2′′S 104◦38′12′′E), Universitas Sriwijaya, Indralaya, Ogan Ilir, South Sumatera. The research was conducted in two experimental units using a  randomized block design with four replications. Planting spacing was as treatment. There were three plant spacings for corn, the treatment spacing, which consists of three levels, namely 75 cm × 25 cm (JT-J1), 75 cm × 30 cm (JT-J2) and 75 cm × 35 cm (JT-J3). Meanwhile, the spacing for sorghum were as follows 75 cm × 25 cm (JT-S1), 75 cm × 50 cm (JT-S2), 75 cm × 75 cm (JT-S3). The results of research on polyculture of rubber plants with plant spacing treatment had a positive effect on corn and sorghum crops. The  growth and production of corn crops is significantly increased with a planting spacing of 75 × 35 cm for corn and 75 × 75 cm for sorghum was the optimal planting distance, as reflected in the growth of stem circumference, leaf greenness, stalk weight, and weight of 100 grains.