Abstract
Field experiments were conducted to find out the effects of tillage practices and intercropping on the growth and yield of maize at the teaching and research farm, university of Ado Ekiti, southwest Nigeria during the 2006 early and late growing seasons. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replication with tillage practices (CT, MT, NT) assigned to main plots and cropping systems to subplots. At 8 WAP, the tallest plants of 134 cm were got with CT and sole cropping while the shortest plant, about 84 cm, was obtained from NT and intercropping. Application of CT and solecropping also had the widest leaf of 451cm2 per plant while a leaf about 231 cm2 was obtained from NT and intercropping. The same trend was obtained for the number of leaves per plant with CT and solecropping having the highest 11 leaves per plant. Land equivalent ratio was greater than unity in all treatments during both seasons. Aggressivity was negative for CT and MT and positive for NT while relative crowding coefficient was positive for all treatments. Maize grain yield was significantly highest, about 3 tonsha-1, under CT and solecropping while the least yield, 2.12 tonsha-1, was obtained from NT and intercropping. The results indicated that maize growth, intercropping efficiency and yield were well supported with CT. Key words: Tillage, intercropping, growth, yield.
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Claim · model-written summary
CT and sole cropping gave tallest maize plants at 134 cm.
- Treatment
- CT and sole croppinge0
- Outcome
- tallest plantse0
- Direction
- talleste0
- Value
- 134 cme0
- Qualifier
- about 84 cme0
- Comparator
- NT and intercroppinge0
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e0“At 8 WAP, the tallest plants of 134 cm were got with CT and sole cropping while the shortest plant, about 84 cm, was obtained from NT and intercropping.”
t0“maize”
Claim · model-written summary
CT and sole cropping gave widest leaves at 451cm2 per plant versus about 231 cm2 under NT and intercropping.
- Treatment
- CT and solecroppinge0
- Outcome
- widest leafe0
- Direction
- wideste0
- Value
- 451cm2 per plante0
- Qualifier
- about 231 cm2e0
- Comparator
- NT and intercroppinge0
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e0“Application of CT and solecropping also had the widest leaf of 451cm2 per plant while a leaf about 231 cm2 was obtained from NT and intercropping.”
t0“maize”
Claim · model-written summary
CT and sole cropping gave the highest leaf count, 11 leaves per plant.
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e0“CT and solecropping having the highest 11 leaves per plant.”
t0“maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Land equivalent ratio exceeded one in all treatments in both seasons.
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e0“Land equivalent ratio was greater than unity in all treatments during both seasons.”
t0“maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Aggressivity was negative under CT and MT.
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e0“Aggressivity was negative for CT and MT and positive for NT”
t0“maize”
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Aggressivity was positive under NT.
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e0“Aggressivity was negative for CT and MT and positive for NT”
t0“maize”
Claim · model-written summary
Relative crowding coefficient was positive in all treatments.
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e0“relative crowding coefficient was positive for all treatments.”
t0“maize”
Claim · model-written summary
CT with sole cropping gave significantly highest maize grain yield, about 3 tonsha-1.
- Treatment
- CT and solecroppinge0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 3 tonsha-1e0
- Qualifier
- 2.12 tonsha-1e0
- Comparator
- NT and intercroppinge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Maize grain yield was significantly highest, about 3 tonsha-1, under CT and solecropping while the least yield, 2.12 tonsha-1, was obtained from NT and intercropping.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that CT supported maize growth, intercropping efficiency and yield.
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e0“The results indicated that maize growth, intercropping efficiency and yield were well supported with CT.”
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