Mas-uda, M. and Kaba, J.S. and Oforic, K. and Salifud, G. (2016) Relative planting dates effect on the agronomic performance of Maize (Zea Mays L.) and Groundnut (Arachis Hypogea L) in an intercrop system. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), 16 (1). pp. 262-276.
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Abstract
A Field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different planting dates on the yield and yield components of maize and groundnut in an intercropping system. The experiment was laid in a Randomized complete block design with four replications. The Experimental treatments were: Sole maize; Sole groundnut; Maize, one row groundnut, 0 WAP maize; Maize, one row groundnut, 1 WAP maize; and Maize, one row groundnut, 2 WAP maize. Data collected during the experiment were: Plant height, growth rate, Chlorophyll content, leaf area index, Days to 50% tasseling (maize), Days to silking (maize), Days to 50% flowering (groundnut), Plant height, Pod number (groundnut), Maize grain yield, total Stover biomass yield, total haulm biomass yield and harvest Index. Dry matter yield was significantly different (P<0.05) among treatments at all the stages of growth in both groundnut and maize. Grain yield showed significant differences (P<0.05) among all treatments except for the one row of groundnut intercropped two weeks after sowing maize and the sole maize. The study showed that where groundnut is considered the major crop then the one row of groundnut sown at the same time with the maize should be adopted. Also, were maize is the interest crop, then the one row of maize with two rows of groundnut at 2WAP maize would be ideal. Finally, where the farmer wants to maximize the use of the land for both crops equally, then the one row of groundnut intercropped at the same time with maize is the best system.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Groundnut; inter-cropping; Maize; Planting dates |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agriculture Engineering, Tamale Polytechnic, Ghana |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Groundnut |
| Depositing User: | Mr T L Gautham |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2016 10:50 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2016 10:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/14527 |
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