Effect of spatial arrangement on growth and yield of cowpea in a cowpea-maize intercrop
2001
Ocaya, C.P. | Adipala, E. | Osiru, D.S.O. (Makerere Univ., Kampala (Uganda). Dept. of Crop Science)
Cowpea growth and yield performance when intercropped with maize was studied for 3 consecutive seasons under three spatial arrangements, i.e., maize planted at 90 x 30, 100 x 27, and 120 x 22.5 cm, with 2 rows of cowpea between the maize rows. Growth and yield of cowpea was improved significantly by widening maize interrow distances as compared to the 90 x 30 cm spacing. Hence, intercropped cowpea needs to be sown where maize rows are wide apart, but the maize rows should not be too wide as this would lower the grain yield of maize.
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