Fig. 6

Effects of age on the stem diameter and height of H. speciosa (P < 0.05). The bars represent the confidence intervals of the means. H.s. + S.o. + Crop—Hancornia speciosa intercropped with annual crops (corn and pumpkin, in succession to each harvest sown between rows) and S. oleracea (‘Gueroba’) grown between the plants in the row. H.s. + S.o. – Hancornia speciosa intercropped with Syagrus oleracea (‘Gueroba’) cultivated between the plants’ rows. H.s.—Hancornia speciosa monoculture grown in full sun. H.s. + Crop—Hancornia speciosa intercropped with annual crops (corn and pumpkin, in succession to each harvest sown between rows)