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English :
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ُEffect of intercropping soybean, cowpea and guar with maize on yield and its components
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Arabic :
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تأثير تحميل فول الصويا ولوبيا العلف والجوار مع الذرة الشامية علي المحصول ومكوناته
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| Abstract |
Two field were conducted at Side Experimental Research Station, Beni Suief Governorate during 2003 and 2004seasons,to study the the effect of intercropping soybean, cowpea and guar (cluster bean) with maize on its yield and yield components. The intercropping systems were 100% maize + 25% legume crop (by growing legume crop on one maize ridge and leaving one maize ridge without intercropping),100% maize + 25% legume crop ( by growing legume crops on the other side of two maize ridges and leaving two maize ridges without intercropping),100% maize+ 12.5% legume crop (by growing legume crops on one maize ridges and leaving three maize ridges without intercropping) and 100% maize + 37.5% legume crop (by growing legume crop on three maize ridges and leaving one maize ridge without intercropping). A split plot design was used in three replications.
The results could be summarized as follow:
Maize :
1. plant height, ear height, number of grains/row, ear and grains weight/plant, and weight of 100- grain were significantly affected by different legume crops intercropped with maize . On the other hand, grains yields/fed. Was insignificant. Data were collected with soybean, cowpea or guar were not significant.
2. plant height, ear height, ear weight/plant, grains weight/plant and weight of 100 grain were significantly affected by intercropping systems. Whereas, grains yield/fed. Was not significantly affected by intercropping patterns.
3.interaction effect significantly affected on ear weight/plant ,again weight/plant, and weight of 100 grain. The highest values were recorded by intercropping system of 100% maize + 12.5% soybean, while the lowest vales were recorded by 100% maize + 37.5%guar.
Soybean :
Plant height, number of fruiting branches, number of pods, weight of pods and seed yield/plant, weight of 100-seed and seeds yield/fed. Were significantly affected by intercropping systems. Intercropping system of 100% maize + 37.5% soybean gave the highest values, whereas the lowest values were recorded by 100% maize + 12.5% soybean.
Cowpea and guar :
Plant height, number of branches/plant, leaf area and total fresh yield/fed were significantly affected by intercropping systems. Intercropping system of 100% maize + 37.5% cowpea or guar gave the highest values, whereas the lowest values were recorded by 100% maize + 12.5% cowpea or guar .
Competitive relationships
Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) and Relative Crowding Coeffecient (K) were significantly higher at the ratio of 100% maize + 37.5% soybean and cowpea or guar.
The aggressivity between maize plants and intercropping crops indicated that maize was dominanted crop, whereas legume crops were the dominat. Net return was gatherd by intercropping system of 100% maize + 37.5% soybean was 602.14 L.E., but it had not gain profitable from intercropping cowpea or guar with maize.
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| Publication year |
2006
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| Pages |
55 – 70
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| Organization Name |
Field Crops Research Institute (FCRI)
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| Country |
Egypt
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| City |
القاهرة
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| Publisher |
Name:
كلية الزراعة - جامعة المنصورة
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| serial title |
جامعة المنصورة للعلوم الزراعية
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| Volume |
31
. 1
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| Department |
Crop Intensification Research
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| Agris Categories |
Crop husbandry
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| Publication Type |
Journal
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