Haruna, I.M. and Aliyu, L. and Maunde, S.M. (2013) Competative Behaviour of Groundnut in Sesame-Groundnut Intercropping System under Varying Poultry Manure Rates and Planting Arrangement. Sustainable Agriculture Research, 2 (3). pp. 22-26.
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Abstract
Field experiment was conducted during the rainy seasons of 2011 and 2012 at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Keffi-Lafia Campus to study the competitive behaviour of groundnut in Sesame-groundnut intercropping system. The experiment consisted of four rates of poultry manure (0, 3.0, 6.0 and 9 t ha-1) and two planting arrangement (single alternate row and double alternate row planting arrangement). The eight treatment combinations were laid out in a randomized complete block design with four replications. The results obtained in both the years showed that sesame when grown with groundnut under different rates of poultry manure and planting arrangement appeared to be a dominant crop as indicated by its higher values of Land equivalent ratio, competitive ratio, higher and positive values for aggressivity and area time equivalent ratio. Application of 6 t ha-1 of poultry manure and double alternate row planting arrangement produced the highest values for all the competition indices measured respectively
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agronomy, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Groundnut |
| Depositing User: | Mr B Krishnamurthy |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2013 10:53 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2013 10:53 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v2n3p22 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/10790 |
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