The experiment was carried out in São Paulo State, Brazil, aiming to evaluate the effect of the intercropping on endive and rocket yields. The 11 treatments were constituted from endive and rocket intercropping, established at 0; 5; 10; 15 and 20 days after the endive transplant (DAET) and also the monocultures for all time of intercropping. The experimental design were randomized complete blocks, with eleven treatments and four replications. Independent of sowing time of rocket, the endive yield was not influenced. The fresh matter of the aerial part of the rocket (FMR) was significantly influenced by the interaction of the assessed factors. The later sowing of the rocket in relation to the chicory transplant, the smaller was FMR. The production of FMR in intercropping didn't differ from that obtained in monoculture when the sowing of the rocket was accomplished at 10 DAT of endive. The best intercropping in terms of efficient use of the area (EUA = 2.29), net revenue (R$ 75.873,09/ha) and rate of return (RR = 14.17) was obtained when the rocket sowing in intercropping was established on the same day as the chicory transplant.
Cichorium endivia; Eruca sativa; cropping system; land equivalent ratio; intercropping; profitability
