Intercropping - a Successful System for Runner Bean Crop

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the specialized literature on the use of intercropping system for runner bean crop ( Phaseolus coccineus L.). The aim of this paper is to present the state of knowledge on the use of the interrow or the intercropping system, for increasing the quantity and quality of runner bean production in terms of economic efficiency. The research was made based on comparative studies and case studies, using data from the specialized literature. Intercropping system can be viewed as a managerial practice of increasing the production of certain crops suitable to this system. A situation diversity was highlighted, regarding various combinations and ways of arranging the runner bean with other cultivated species. Their advantages and disadvantages have been analyzed, as well as the possibilities of their application in Romania. As a general conclusion, runner bean is a species that successfully can suit the intercropping system, in the ecological conditions of Romania.