This work evaluates the yield of fresh and grain corn in organic system and the leguminous mass in the intercropping corn, jack beans, in two cropping seasons. Two field experiments were carried out in Viçosa (MG), on Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer. Corn and jack beans were sown simultaneously in the same rows 1 m apart. The treatments were the jack beans density (0, 2, 4 or 6 plants m-1) and the two cropping season, arranged in a 4 x 2 factorial design and randomized blocks with four repetitions. The corn yield was influenced only by cropping season, reaching 7.26 and 9.64 Mg ha-1 of fresh and grain corn in Autumn/Winter season and 5.01 and 7.46 Mg ha-1 of fresh and grain corn in the Spring/Summer season. It was verified a significative effect of both plant density, sampling date and cropping season on the green manure mass production. The highest jack beans biomass yield (5.07 Mg ha-1) was obtained at corn grain harvest stage on Autumn/Winter season, at 4.8 plants m-1. On the Spring/Winter season the highest yield (2.95 Mg ha-1) was achieved with 6 plants m-1also at corn grain harvest stage. It is concluded that the organic production of corn was not affected by the intercropping with jack beans.
Zea mays; Canavalia ensiformis; green manure; corn ears; grain
