Intercropping Morphologically Different Types of Maize with Cowpeas: LER and Growth Attributes of Associated Cowpeas
- 3 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Experimental Agriculture
- Vol. 17 (4) , 407-413
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s001447970001187x
Abstract
SUMMARY: Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) and cowpea growth attributes were used to evaluate three different maize cultivars for intercropping with cowpea, a low canopy crop. The relatively short maize cultivar (Kewesoke) with erect upper leaves transmitted the most light to cowpeas, followed by a liguleless erect-leaf type and then a floppy-leaf type. The more the transmitted light, the greater were the growth and yields of associated cowpeas.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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