Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Experimental Farm of the Agriculture Faculty, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt, during successive summer seasons of 2017 and 2018 to study the effect of intercropping cow pea with pearl millet on forage yield and competitive relationships. A randomize complete block design (RCBD) with three replications was used. Results could be summarized as follows: The pure stands of the pearl millet (S1) and cow pea (S2) produced the maximum total fresh and dry forage yields (ton /fed) (fed = feddan = Acre) as compared with the different intercropping systems in both seasons. Meanwhile, the cow pea and pearl millet grown under intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5) recorded the highest mean values for total fresh and dry forage yields (ton /fed) whereas cow pea intercropped with pearl millet side: side (S3) recorded the lowest mean values as compared to the other tested intercropping systems in both seasons. Crude protein % was increased by intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5) in both seasons compared with the different studied intercropping systems. Land equivalent ratio (LER) and relative crowding coefficient (RCC) recorded the highest mean values by intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5) on the both seasons. Pearl millet was dominant crop and cow pea was dominated crop at all intercropping systems in the both seasons. From the preceding results it be concluded that intercropping cow pea with pearl millet under intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5) caused an increase in forage yield production and its quality as compared to the other studied intercropping systems.
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Claim · model-written summary
Pure stands of pearl millet and cow pea had maximum total fresh and dry forage yields versus intercrops.
- Taxon
- pearl millet
Cenchrus americanuse0 - Treatment
- pure standse0
- Outcome
- total fresh and dry forage yieldse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Comparator
- different intercropping systemse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The pure stands of the pearl millet (S1) and cow pea (S2) produced the maximum total fresh and dry forage yields (ton /fed) (fed = feddan = Acre) as compared with the different intercropping systems in both seasons.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 2:2 ridge intercrop had the highest total fresh and dry forage yields among intercrops.
- Taxon
- cow pea
Vigna unguiculatae0 - Treatment
- intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5)e0
- Outcome
- total fresh and dry forage yieldse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cow pea and pearl millet grown under intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5) recorded the highest mean values for total fresh and dry forage yields (ton /fed)”
Claim · model-written summary
Side by side cow pea and pearl millet intercrops had the lowest fresh and dry forage yields among systems.
- Taxon
- cow peaVigna unguiculatae0
- Treatment
- intercropped with pearl millet side: side (S3)e0
- Outcome
- lowest mean valuese0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Comparator
- other tested intercropping systemse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cow pea intercropped with pearl millet side: side (S3) recorded the lowest mean values as compared to the other tested intercropping systems in both seasons.”
Claim · model-written summary
The 2:2 ridge intercrop increased crude protein percentage against other intercrops.
- Taxon
- cow peaVigna unguiculatat0
- Treatment
- intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5)e0
- Outcome
- Crude protein %e0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- different studied intercropping systemse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Crude protein % was increased by intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5) in both seasons compared with the different studied intercropping systems.”
t0“cow pea”
Claim · model-written summary
The 2:2 ridge intercrop had the highest land equivalent ratio and relative crowding coefficient.
- Taxon
- cow peaVigna unguiculatat0
- Treatment
- intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5)e0
- Outcome
- Land equivalent ratio (LER) and relative crowding coefficient (RCC)e0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Land equivalent ratio (LER) and relative crowding coefficient (RCC) recorded the highest mean values by intercropping system of 2:2 ridges (S5) on the both seasons.”
t0“cow pea”
Claim · model-written summary
Pearl millet dominated cow pea in all intercrop systems.
- Taxon
- Pearl milletCenchrus americanuse0
- Outcome
- dominant crope0
- Qualifier
- all intercropping systemse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pearl millet was dominant crop and cow pea was dominated crop at all intercropping systems in the both seasons.”
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