Claim · model-written summary
Time of introducing cowpea into maize significantly affected the growth and yield of cowpea.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatae1 - Treatment
- Time of introducing cowpea into maizee1
- Outcome
- growth and yield of cowpeae1
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Verbatim
e1“Time of introducing cowpea into maize significantly affected both the growth and yield of cowpea”
Title
E. Adipala; C.P. Occaya; D.S.O. Osiru 2002
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect Delaying the introduction of cowpea into maize to four weeks after maize planting lowered LER, to as low as 0.76, compared with simultaneous planting.
- Mechanism The reduction in cowpea growth and yield when cowpea was introduced late was attributed to increased shading from the maize plants.
- Recommendation Simultaneous planting of maize and cowpea is recommended to achieve yield benefit.
- Observation Simultaneous planting gave cowpea/maize intercrops a yield advantage with LER above 1.