Grain yield and biomass response of a maize/dry bean intercrop to maize density and dry bean variety

Molatudi, R. L.; Mariga, I. K.

doi:10.5897/ajar10.170

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“…The yield of intercropped lima beans in this study was generally low (262.20-908.9 kg/ha), especially in the late season growth. This might be because of some inherent genetic properties/constraints, or due to the superiority in competition by the maize component, [16,17]. Another reason as observed by Thobatsi [18] could be due to dry conditions that occur especially during the flowering stage.…”

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Assessment of Wood Ash Application on Yield Advantage Indices of Maize and Lima Beans in an Intercrop

Ajala

Awodun

Adeyemo

et al. 2019

JEAI

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Alternate planting combinations of maize (Zea mays L.) with lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) using wood ash as soil amendments were compared with the sole planting of each crop during the late 2014 and early 2015 planting seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Technology, Akure. The experiment in each season adopted three patterns of intercropping using ash as a soil amendment and laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The experiment comprised 10 treatments: Sole planting of maize amended, sole planting of maize unamended, sole planting of lima beans amended and sole planting of lima beans unamended. Others were; 75:25 maize-lima beans amended, 75:25 maizelima beans unamended, 50:50 maize-lima beans amended, 50:50 maize-lima beans unamended, 25:75 maize-lima beans amended and 25:75 maize-lima beans unamended. Wood ash was applied two weeks after planting at the rate of 2.4 kg (4 tons per hectare) to each plot. The combined yield advantage in terms of land equivalent ratio (LER) indices was greatest (1.95) in the case of 3 rows Ajala et al.; JEAI, 34(1): 1-11, 2019; Article no.JEAI.33938 2 of maize and 1row of lima beans intercropping arrangements. Competition indices (CR) for all crops in all intercropping arrangements were more than 0.1 indicating that both crops were equally competitive. However, crop aggressivity (A) showed that maize was more dominant than lima beans due to plant population. Costs and returns analysis revealed that maize and lima beans intercropping at all proportions were more profitable than their corresponding monocrops. Original Research Article

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Assessment of Wood Ash Application on Yield Advantage Indices of Maize and Lima Beans in an Intercrop

Ajala

Awodun

Adeyemo

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“…The taller maize component shaded the low canopy legume, thus reducing light availability for optimum photosynthetic activity and subsequently culminating in the low yields of bambara groundnut. Such observations are common in legume/cereal intercropping (Molatudi and Mariga, 2012;Alhassan et al, 2013). The yield of bambara groundnut in this study was generally low (0.23 to 0.66 t/ha) probably due to some inherent genetic properties/constraints, but Heuze′ and Tran (2013) 300 to 800 kg/ha and also indicated that yields of up to 4 t/ha was possible.…”

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Bambara groundnut/maize intercropping: Effects of planting densities in Southern guinea savanna of Nigeria

Alhassan¹,

Egbe²

2014

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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A field experiment was conducted in 2010 and 2011 at the Teaching and Research Farm, FederalUniversity of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria. The aim was to determine the suitability of some landraces of bambara groundnut for intercropping at varying planting densities with maize. The experiment was a 2×3×3 split-split plot laid in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Intercropping decreased number of pods and grain yields of bambara groundnut component. Number of pods and grain yields increased with increased planting density. Productivity indices indicated that bambara groundnut/maize intercropping was productive, and maize was the dominant component. The marginal rate of returns for the best combinations was 116.13%, suggesting profitability of the intercropping systems.

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“…Intercropping generally resulted in reductions in both groundnut and maize population densities with a simple inverse relationship between the population densities of the two crops. This was so because the population densities of both crops could not be increased at the same time in the planting pattern evaluated (Molatudi and Mariga, 2012;Siddig et al, 2013;Mehdi, 2013). The lack of differences in the height of intercropped and sole groundnut crop were probably because of a strong influence on height by the genotypes which was not significantly influenced by the modified environment due to the presence of the taller and potentially shading maize.…”

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“…To enable the farm family meet its household food needs and cash requirements, many subsistence farmers therefore practice intercropping in which groundnut frequently forms an important part of the system (Tsigbey et al, 2003;Naab et al, 2005). Groundnut-maize intercropping, as a common practice among farmers in dry land areas is well documented in Ghana (Atuahene-Amankwah et al, 1990;Tsigbey et al, 2003;Naab et al, 2005) and elsewhere (Molatudi and Mariga, 2012;Siddig et al, 2013;Mehdi, 2013;Reddy et al, 1987). In most of these reports, groundnut-maize intercropping achieved land equivalent ratios (LER) greater than 1 and gave higher economic returns.…”

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Yield response of three groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties intercropped with maize (Zea mays) in the guinea savanna zone of Ghana

Konlan¹,

Sarkodie-Addo²,

Kombiok³

et al. 2013

J. Cereals Oilseeds

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A field experiment was conducted under rain-fed conditions on the research farm of Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Nyankpala, during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. The objective was to study the response of three new groundnut varieties (Jenkaar, Kpanieli and Nkosuor) to row intercropping with maize. The experiment was laid in randomized complete block design with four replicates. Treatments comprised sole groundnut, sole maize, single row groundnut alternated with single row maize (G1M1), single row groundnut alternated with double row maize (G1M2), double row groundnut alternated with single row maize (G2M1) and double row groundnut alternated with double row maize (G2M2). The population densities of groundnut and maize in the intercrops affected their yield performance. Row intercropping arrangement that encouraged large leaf area in groundnut supported the formation of more pods per plant and subsequently larger dry pod yield. The highest groundnut and maize yields in the intercrop in both years were obtained respectively from G2M1 and G1M2. The G1M1 and G1M2 row intercropping arrangement was therefore the most advantageous in both years, achieving a land equivalent ratio values greater than 1. Combinations of the Kpanieli variety and maize which achieved land equivalent ratio greater than 1 was also more advantageous than intercropping maize with the Jenkaar and Nkosuor varieties in both years.

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Grain yield and biomass response of a maize/dry bean intercrop to maize density and dry bean variety

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Assessment of Wood Ash Application on Yield Advantage Indices of Maize and Lima Beans in an Intercrop

Assessment of Wood Ash Application on Yield Advantage Indices of Maize and Lima Beans in an Intercrop

Bambara groundnut/maize intercropping: Effects of planting densities in Southern guinea savanna of Nigeria

Yield response of three groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties intercropped with maize (Zea mays) in the guinea savanna zone of Ghana

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