Abstract
Cereals grown in association with legume crops may utilize some nitrogen fixed by legumes, resulting in enhanced forage yield and quality. To work out precise requirement of N and P in fodder maize and cowpea intercropping, a field experiment was laid out during summer seasons of 2008 and 2009 in randomized block design with eight treatments consisting of different nitrogen and phosphorus combinations. Results indicated that maximum plant height, stem girth, leaves/plant, fresh weight/plant, total green fodder (412.7 q/ha) and dry matter yield (111.5 q/ha) of maize + cowpea were recorded with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha which was significantly better than all combinations of half RDF maize or RDF cowpea but was at par with 90 kg N + 30 kg P2O5/ha (RDF maize), 67.5 kg N + 30 kg P2O5/ha and 67.5 kg N + 45 kg P2O5/ha. The highest crude protein content and IVDMD of maize (8.8% and 62%), cowpea (18.7% and 66.2%) was also observed with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha. Maximum crude protein yield of maize and cowpea was recorded with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha. The study indicates that higher yield of quality maize and cowpea fodder in mixture can be realized with 67.5 kg N + 30 kg P2O5/ha.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
The fertilizer combination maximized maize-cowpea growth traits.
- Taxon
- maize + cowpeae0
- Treatment
- 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/hae0
- Outcome
- plant height, stem girth, leaves/plante0
- Direction
- maximume0
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Verbatim
e0“maximum plant height, stem girth, leaves/plant, fresh weight/plant, total green fodder (412.7 q/ha) and dry matter yield (111.5 q/ha) of maize + cowpea were recorded with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha”
Claim · model-written summary
Green fodder yield reached 412.7 q/ha at the specified fertilizer rate.
- Taxon
- maize + cowpeae0
- Treatment
- 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/hae0
- Outcome
- total green foddere0
- Value
- 412.7 q/hae0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“total green fodder (412.7 q/ha) and dry matter yield (111.5 q/ha) of maize + cowpea were recorded with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry matter yield reached 111.5 q/ha at the specified fertilizer rate.
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e0“dry matter yield (111.5 q/ha) of maize + cowpea were recorded with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha”
Claim · model-written summary
The fertilizer rate was significantly better than half-rate combinations but similar to three other rates.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“which was significantly better than all combinations of half RDF maize or RDF cowpea but was at par with 90 kg N + 30 kg P2O5/ha (RDF maize), 67.5 kg N + 30 kg P2O5/ha and 67.5 kg N + 45 kg P2O5/ha.”
t0“maize (Zea mays L.) + cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize crude protein content peaked at 8.8%.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest crude protein content and IVDMD of maize (8.8% and 62%), cowpea (18.7% and 66.2%) was also observed with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize IVDMD peaked at 62%.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest crude protein content and IVDMD of maize (8.8% and 62%), cowpea (18.7% and 66.2%) was also observed with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha.”
Claim · model-written summary
Cowpea crude protein content peaked at 18.7%.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatae0 - Treatment
- 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/hae0
- Outcome
- crude protein contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 18.7%e0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest crude protein content and IVDMD of maize (8.8% and 62%), cowpea (18.7% and 66.2%) was also observed with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha.”
Claim · model-written summary
Cowpea IVDMD peaked at 66.2%.
- Taxon
- cowpeaVigna unguiculatae0
- Treatment
- 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/hae0
- Outcome
- IVDMDe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 66.2%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest crude protein content and IVDMD of maize (8.8% and 62%), cowpea (18.7% and 66.2%) was also observed with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha.”
Claim · model-written summary
The fertilizer combination maximized crude protein yield in both fodder crops.
- Taxon
- maize and cowpeaVigna unguiculata
Zea mayse0 - Treatment
- 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/hae0
- Outcome
- crude protein yielde0
- Direction
- Maximume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Maximum crude protein yield of maize and cowpea was recorded with 67.5 kg N + 60 kg P2O5/ha.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend 67.5 kg N plus 30 kg P2O5/ha for high-quality mixed fodder yield.
- Taxon
- maize and cowpeaVigna unguiculataZea mayse0
- Treatment
- 67.5 kg N + 30 kg P2O5/hae0
- Outcome
- higher yield of quality maize and cowpea foddere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“higher yield of quality maize and cowpea fodder in mixture can be realized with 67.5 kg N + 30 kg P2O5/ha.”
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