Intercropping of maize with legumes: A cleaner strategy for improving the quantity and quality of forage

Javanmard, Abdollah; Machiani, Mostafa Amani; Lithourgidis, Anastasios; Morshedloo, Mohammad Reza; Ostadi, Ali

doi:10.1016/j.clet.2020.100003

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“…In addition, a higher feed quality will show lower ADF and NDF contents. Legume/maize intercropping signi cantly reduces ADF and NDF contents compared with maize monoculture, which may be because it reduces the proportion of maize or increases the proportion of legumes in the total feed yield, thus improving forage quality (Javanmard et al, 2020). The results of this study were consistent with those of the above studies.…”

Section: Effects Of Legume/maize Intercropping and N Application On Forage Crop Qualitysupporting

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Legume/Maize Intercropping and N Application for Improved Yield, Quality, and Water and N Utilisation in Forage Crops under Arid Conditions in Northwest China

Zhang

Shi

Chang

et al. 2022

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Aim Legume/maize intercropping systems have been used in many developing countries. However, the effects of such systems on crop yield, quality, water-use efficiency (WUE), and N-use efficiency (NUE) were differed with the use of different legume crops and fertilizer application rates. Methods In the present study, field experiments were carried out in arid areas of Northwest China from 2019 to 2020 with three planting patterns (LM: lablab bean/silage maize intercropping; FM: forage soybean/silage maize intercropping; M: silage maize monoculture) and four N application levels (N1: 0 kg ha−1; N2: 120 kg ha−1; N3: 240 kg ha−1; N4: 360 kg ha−1). Results Compared with N1, the N3 and N4 treatments significantly increased fresh and hay grass yield, crude protein yield, crude protein content, and crude fat content of silage maize, legumes, and the whole system, and decreased the content of neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and acid detergent fibre (ADF). Compared with N1, the 2-year average total hay yield of N3 and N4 increased by 60.38% and 56.45%, respectively, and the total crude protein yield increased by 106.71% and 100.00%, respectively. Compared with N1, the N3 and N4 treatments significantly increased WUEB, N content, N uptake, and NUE, and the 2-year average NUE of N3 was 59.52% higher than that of N4. Compared with M, LM and FM increased crude protein content and decreased NDF and ADF content, and the forage quality of LM was higher than that of FM. Conclusions Compared with M, LM and FM increased hay yield by 3.70% and 1.72%, crude protein yield by 32.05% and 22.82%, and WUEB by 10.49% and 6.02%, respectively. Among all treatments, LM-N3 had the highest total fresh and hay yield, crude protein yield, N uptake, WUEB, and NUE in two years.

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Legume/Maize Intercropping and N Application for Improved Yield, Quality, and Water and N Utilisation in Forage Crops under Arid Conditions in Northwest China

Zhang

Shi

Chang

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“…A consorciação contribui também no controle biológico de pragas e doenças, devido a maior diversidade de espécies na área, proporciona diminuição da incidência de erosão nas áreas, maior cobertura do solo e menor perda de água por meio da evaporação, minimiza a infestação de plantas daninhas, enriquece a vida biológica do solo, otimiza a mão de obra, promove estabilidade alimentar para os rebanhos, diversidade de alimentos e fontes de renda para as famílias (Javanmard et al, 2020).…”

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Indicadores de eficiência biológica e habilidade competitiva em sistemas consorciados de plantas forrageiras xerófilas: uma revisão

Bezerra

Santos²,

Cordeiro³

et al. 2022

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Nas regiões áridas e semiáridas é indispensável à busca de estratégias que favoreçam o cultivo de plantas forrageiras, como a utilização de espécies forrageiras resistentes ou tolerantes às condições climáticas locais, assim como o uso de práticas de manejo, como o consórcio de culturas, devido a pecuária ser a principal atividade econômica desenvolvida nessas regiões. O consórcio promove um aumento na produtividade das plantas cultivadas por área, no entanto, quando consorciadas, ocorre competição interespecífica entre as culturas, diminuindo o rendimento individual das plantas. Nesse sentido, esta revisão objetivou explicitar conceitos e aplicabilidade dos indicadores de eficiência biológica e habilidade competitiva de consórcios de plantas forrageiras xerófilas, para melhorar a eficiência e o manejo desses sistemas. Para realização desta revisão, foram feitas buscas nas bases de dados: Google Acadêmico, Periódicos CAPES, SciELO e Scopus. O cultivo de plantas forrageiras xerófilas é uma alternativa para garantir oferta de alimento de qualidade e em quantidade para os animais em ambientes áridos e semiáridos ao longo do ano, principalmente no período de estiagem. A aplicação dos índices biológicos e habilidade competitiva em sistemas consorciados auxilia no entendimento das relações interespecíficas entre as culturas consorciadas, bem como os benefícios econômicos e aspectos essenciais de cultivo.

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“…These cultivation, as well as their negative impact on agro-ecosystems, are causing growing problems in agriculture. As a result, we are looking for alternatives that provide high agricultural productivity while also improving efficiency and sustainability [12,13]. In this context, nitrogen is an essential element that is required for plant growth, leaf area expansion, and photosynthesis, yield, protein, and plant biomass production.…”

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Nitrogen level impact on the production of double row fodder of maize

Diédhiou¹,

Martínez²,

Castro³

et al. 2022

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Maize is the most important crop in Mexico, being central to the diets of consumers, particularly smallholders, and an undetermined amount is allocated as straw, green fodder, and, to a lesser extent, as silage for animal feed. Nitrogen fertilizer is considered one of the most important factors affecting growth, grain yield, and maize biomass production. In this context, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different levels of nitrogen fertilizer on maize production. A randomized complete block experimental design consisted of three treatments of nitrogen (180, 160, and 80 kg/ha) with three replications and morphological (plant height, stem thickness, and rate of growth), yield, and yield components (cob weight, length, thickness, number of rows per cob, and plant biomass) variables were used. The results suggest that the increase in nitrogen levels increases all the parameters of maize production. However, at 160 kg/ha, the greatest production of fodder was recorded with 5.99 tons/ha, superior to the one reported at 180 kg/ha, which was 5.47 tons/ha. We conclude that the maize fodder production can be optimized with the use of 160 kg/ha in the conditions of the altiplano of San Luis Potosí (Mexico).

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Intercropping of maize with legumes: A cleaner strategy for improving the quantity and quality of forage

Cited by 22 publications

References 32 publications

Legume/Maize Intercropping and N Application for Improved Yield, Quality, and Water and N Utilisation in Forage Crops under Arid Conditions in Northwest China

Legume/Maize Intercropping and N Application for Improved Yield, Quality, and Water and N Utilisation in Forage Crops under Arid Conditions in Northwest China

Indicadores de eficiência biológica e habilidade competitiva em sistemas consorciados de plantas forrageiras xerófilas: uma revisão

Nitrogen level impact on the production of double row fodder of maize

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