Intercropping Two Varieties of Maize (Zea mays L.) and Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.): Biomass Yield and Intercropping Advantages
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Effect of different planting ratios of intercropping maize and peanut on Economical and Bio logical yield of maize ( Zea maize L.) was evaluated in the Department of Agronomy, University of Zabol, during 2011. The treatments were compared in a rando mized co mp letely b lock design (RCBD) with n ine planting ratios intercropping that were included. M : Sole maize var KSC 301(100% maize+0% peanut), M * : Sole maize var KSC 604 (100% maize+0% peanut), P: So le peanut (100%peanut + 0%maize), MP: Intercrop of maize var KSC 301 50% + peanut 50%, M * P: Intercrop of maize var KSC 604 50% + peanut 50%, mP: Intercrop of maize var KSC 301 25% + peanut 75%, m * P: Intercrop of maize var KSC 604 25% + peanut 75%, Mp : Intercrop of maize var KSC 301 75% + peanut 25%, M * p: Intercrop of maize var KSC 604 75% + peanut 25%. The intercropped of maize and peanut in different planting ratio significantly affected the quantitative characters of the yield. The highest dry biological yield of maize (57.3t/ha) was obtained by sowing the crops in Intercrop of maize var KSC 604 75% + peanut 25%. The highest grain yield (10.0 t/ha) for maize was recorded fro m Sole maize var KSC 604(100% maize+0% peanut) and the highest dry biological y ield for peanut (7.4 t/ha) was recorded fro m Intercrop of maize var KSC 604 50% + peanut 50%. The h ighest LER (2.30) and the lowest LER (1.27) was obtained by sowing the crops in ratio of Intercrop of maize var KSC 604 50% + peanut 50% and Intercrop of maize var KSC 301 25% + peanut 75% respectively. The results was shown that mixture were advantageous compared to both sole crops of maize and peanut.
Authors: MA Awal, Lija Aktar
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W197088412