Gopalasundaram, P.Thomas Varghese, P.Hegde, M.R.Nair, M.G.K.Das, P.K.2014-06-172014-06-172007-02In : Advances in Coconut Research and Development 1993 (Eds.)MK Nair, HH Khan; P Gopalasundaram ; EVV Bhaskara Rao, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. New Delhi, 759 p(International symposium on Coconut Research and Development (ISOCRAD*II), 26-29 November 1991, CPCRI, Kasaragod) p-383-393http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3008A sole crop of coconut, at the recommended spacing of 7S x 7S m does not fully utilise the available soil and air space and incident solar radiation. Crops identified as compatible ones with coconut include many tuber crops (cassava, elephant foot yam, yams, colocasia), rhizome-spices (ginger, turmeric), pulses (cowpea), oilseeds (groundnut, soybean), upland rice, fruit crops (banana, pineapple) and vegetables among the annuals and cocoa, black pepper, clove and nutmeg among perennials. Many intensive crop combinations which involve different annuals and perennials over a period of time such as multistoreyed cropping system and high density multispecies crop models have also been developed. Mixed farming systems, which integrate other enterprises like dairying and sericulture provide higher employment generation and enhanced net income. Among the annua! crops, elephant foot yam and ginger are the most profitable. The additional employment generated ranged from 76 to 900 mandays/ha/year in different systems.enArticle