Comparative performance of forage cluster bean accessions as companion crops with sorghum under varied harvesting times

Abstract

Harvesting time and type of accession of forage legumes are important factors to determine their performance as companion crops for cereals. The objective of this multi-year field trial was to evaluate different harvesting times of forage cluster bean accessions sown as companion crops with forage sorghum under irrigated conditions. Treatments included two accessions (BR-90 and BR-99) and four harvesting times (pre-flowering, complete flowering, 50 and 100% pod formation). The BR-99 accession harvested at 100% pod formation had greater performance with respect to green forage yield (20.42 t•ha-1) and dry matter biomass (5.80 t•ha-1) and it was statistically at par within the same accession harvested at 50% pod

Forage sorghum-legumes intercropping: effect on growth, yields, nutritional quality and economic returns

“…For intercropping legumes with forage sorghum, spatial arrangement is an important factor that needs to be considered because of its effect on the compatibility of component crops (Mutungamiri et al 2001;Oseni and Aliyu 2010;Iqbal et al 2018d). Sorghum-cowpea and Sorghum-cluster bean intercropping in a 2:1 row proportion resulted in the highest fresh and dry biomass than other spatial arrangements (Iqbal 2018). When the row proportion of the legume intercrop was increased, agro-qualitative traits of the mixed forage were enhanced but overall biomass production was decreased (Surve et al 2011).…”

Determining Potential Feed Value and Silage Quality of Guar Bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) Silages

“…Besides, Chiofalo et al [ 28 ] reported that guar gum industries depend largely on the utilization of guar seed meal and this product can be considered a valuable feed resource. However, researchers recommended harvesting at 50% pod formation for the guar bean [ 29 ].…”

Evaluation of Early Maturing Sorghum and Cowpea Varieties Intercropping for Animal Nutritive Value and <i>in vitro</i> Digestibility in Fedis District, Eastern Ethiopia

“…Based on this description the result that obtained from varieties were low; because cereals are higher in lignin content than legumes, grass-legumes was decreased the neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and improve the crude protein content, which is important for production of quality forage. Thus lined with Iqbal et al [8] sorghum sown 15 days after Soybean in 2-2 row ratio intercropping decrease the neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and improve the crude protein content In vitro organic matter digestibility of sorghum Stover: IOMD sorghum Stover was no a significant difference (p > 0.05) among sorghum varieties and cropping systems. However, numerically both cropping systems and sorghum varieties were affected sorghum Stover of IVOMD.…”