Intercropping of Corn with Soybean and Lupin for Silage: Effect of Seeding Date on Yield and Quality

Prithiviraj, Balakrishnan; Carruthers, K; Fe, Q.; Cloutier, D. C.; Smith, Donald L.

doi:10.1046/j.1439-037x.2000.00418.x

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“…Table 2 shows that delaying of the undersowing time of haricot bean for 6 weeks into the already established maize crop produced the highest stover yield (11.39 t ha -1 ), whereas simultaneously planting of the companion legume crop with maize resulted in inferior stover production, attributable to competition imposed from higher population of the companion crop since the early growth stages. Similar observations were also made by Prithiviraj et al (2000) and Mburu et al (2003)in which simultaneously seeded components caused decreases in stover yield and increased significantly with delayed planting time of the component. Number of maize cobs produced on per m 2 basis was observed to be significantly affected by the intercropping time of haricot bean.…”

Section: Effect On Growth and Yield Components Of Maize Cropsupporting

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Response of Maize Crop to Spatial Arrangement and Staggered Interseeding of Haricot Bean

Hirpa

2014

Int. J. Environ.

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Field studies conducted to determine the effects of intercrop row arrangements and staggered intercropping of haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) on the performances of maize (Zea mays L.) crop at Hallaba and Taba areas in 2013 cropping season, southern Ethiopia, revealed that there were significant effects of cropping patterns and staggered interseeding of the legume component on growth and yield components of maize crop. Significant interaction of row arrangement × intercropping time of haricot bean was observed with respect to leaf area index (LAI) of the maize crop. Increasing trends of LAI of maize crop were observed as interseeding of haricot bean was delayed for 3 weeks after maize (WAM) that stabilized during the 6 WAM interseeding time. Maize stover production was significantly high at 1:2 row ratio and delaying of the undersowing haricot bean in the already established maize crop for 6 weeks, 10.94 tha -1 and 11.39 t ha -1 , respectively. Maize grain yield showed a significant variation with respect to the staggered sowing of haricot bean, whereby the highest (3.99 t ha -1 ) being recorded when haricot bean intercropping was delayed for 21 days after maize planting. The data of this study revealed that the larger maize plant canopy providing larger photosynthetic area, attained when haricot bean interseeding was delayed, probably resulted in higher grain yield of maize.

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Section: Effect On Growth and Yield Components Of Maize Cropsupporting

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Response of Maize Crop to Spatial Arrangement and Staggered Interseeding of Haricot Bean

Hirpa

2014

Int. J. Environ.

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“…Intercropping sesbania increased CP content in the bi-crop compared with mono-crop maize. In the case of soybean intercropped with maize, the growth of soybean was suppressed and CP content of bi-crop was not increased Prithiviraj et al 2000). According to our result and these reports, sesbania would be more suitable to intercrop with maize compared to soybean.…”

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“…In the case of soybean intercropped with maize, the growth of soybean was suppressed and CP content of bi‐crop was not increased (Carruthers et al . 2000; Prithiviraj et al . 2000).…”

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Plant growth and ensiled characteristics of intercropped maize/sesbania bi‐crop forages

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“…Legume cover cropping or legume green manuring are widely accepted as sustainable practices due to yield advantage as well as high utilization efficiency of light, water and nutrients (Willey, 1979) for subsequent crops; this has also gained the interest of researchers because these advantages are combined with improved reliability from season to season (Helenius, 1990), reduced inputs, better quality silage (Prithiviraj et al ., 2000) and weed control (Bilalis et al ., 2003). On sandy soils, the main aims of these practices are also combined with the effort to control soil erosion and maintain acceptable organic matter levels in the topsoil, especially when legumes are used as green manure (Kosmas et al ., 2000; Salmeron-Miranda et al ., 2007).…”

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Biomass Production and N-Use of Fibre Sorghum Under Different Cover Cropping Management, Nitrogen Influxes and Soil Types in Central Greece

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Field experiments were carried out over a period of three years to evaluate the effect of cover cropping faba bean with fibre sorghum, compared to mono-crop cultivation, on yield (dry matter), nitrogen utilization efficiency (NUE) and N fertilizer recovery fraction of sorghum. Experimental sites were located in central Greece on a fertile, clayey to loamy textured soil, and on a sandy soil of moderate fertility. A factorial combination of four nitrogen application rates (0, 50, 100, 150 kg ha −1 ) and three legume treatments (incorporated into the topsoil or harvested before the sowing of sorghum and mono-cropping) were tested in a split plot design in three blocks. The results showed importance of legume cover crops for both soil types as sorghum total dry biomass yield for clayey soil fluctuated from 23 to 27 t ha −1 for control plots, from 25.2 to 30.9 t ha −1 when faba bean was harvested and from 26.3 to 32.5 t ha −1 when incorporated, and for sandy soil the yield fluctuated from 18.1 to 22.1 t ha −1 for control plots, from 22 to 27 t ha −1 when faba bean was harvested and from 23.1 to 28.1 t ha −1 when incorporated. The NUE was estimated at 62 kg kg −1 and 60 kg kg −1 for clayey and sandy soils respectively. The N recovery fraction was doubled after incorporating faba bean as green manure, reaching large amounts for both soil types. I N T RO D U C T I O NBiomass can be considered as a prominent option for affordable and sustainable energy production in the future, especially if the input/output energy balance ratio is readjusted with input minimization. One of the most important categories of biomass material is energy crops, which are high yielding crops grown specifically for energy applications (Biomass Energy Centre, 2007). Among the newly introduced annual energy crops able to produce stable amounts of biomass, fibre sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) has a significant yield potential, with energy destinations the production of electricity or heat through direct combustion of the biomass, or indirectly from gases and oils derived from it (Monti and Venturi, 2003).

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Intercropping of Corn with Soybean and Lupin for Silage: Effect of Seeding Date on Yield and Quality

Cited by 12 publications

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Response of Maize Crop to Spatial Arrangement and Staggered Interseeding of Haricot Bean

Response of Maize Crop to Spatial Arrangement and Staggered Interseeding of Haricot Bean

Plant growth and ensiled characteristics of intercropped maize/sesbania bi‐crop forages

Biomass Production and N-Use of Fibre Sorghum Under Different Cover Cropping Management, Nitrogen Influxes and Soil Types in Central Greece

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