Maize cowpea intercropping as affected by nitrogen fertilization

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0002-1962en
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaMAIZEen
cg.subject.iitaFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.iitaSOIL FERTILITYen
dc.contributor.authorEzumah, H.C.en
dc.contributor.authorNam, N.K.en
dc.contributor.authorWalker, P.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-09T06:40:27Zen
dc.date.available2018-08-09T06:40:27Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/96333
dc.titleMaize cowpea intercropping as affected by nitrogen fertilizationen
dcterms.abstractPlant architecture and N fertilizer may limit the performance of intercropped maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpers] cultivars. This paper describes an experiment in which cultivars of maize and cowpea were intercropped and fertilized with varying rates of N. The cowpea cultivars tested included a semi-erect and photoperiod-insensitive cultivar, TV × 3236, and a photoperiodsensitive cultivar, Vita 5. Both were intercropped in factorial combinations with three maize cultivars: a short, early maturing cultivar, Population 49, the tall, highly vegetative cultivars, TZSRW and TZPB. All cultivars were grown in an Alfisol soil (Oxic Paleustalf, Egbeda series) with rates of 0, 40, 80, and 120 kg N/ha applied. Maize responded positively to N fertilization. Grain yields of maize increased 62% with N rates from 0 to 120 kg/ha, while average cowpea yield decreased 27%. The magnitude of these changes varied with maize and cowpea architecture and growth habits. There are available cultivars of maize and cowpea that are compatible for mixed cropping, especially at high rates of N application. The sensitivity of the various treatments used was improved by use of bivariate analysis.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEzumah, H.C., Nam, N.K. & Walker, P. (1987). Maize-cowpea intercropping as afected by nitrogen fertilization 1. Agronomy Journal, 79(2), 275-280.en
dcterms.issued1987
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectzea maysen
dcterms.subjectvigna unguiculataen
dcterms.subjectphotoperioden
dcterms.subjectplant analysisen
dcterms.subjectland equivalent ratioen
dcterms.subjectcowpeasen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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