Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at the Instructional Farm, College of Agriculture, Vellayani during December 2023 to April 2024 to assess the performance of sorghum in terms of yield and quality, when intercropped with cowpea at varying row configuration and biofertilizers. The field experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD). The study comprised intercropping sorghum with cowpea, at three row ratios and four levels of biofertilizer application (r1 – 1:1 row ratio, r2 – 1:2 row ratio, r3 – 2:1 row ratio; b0 – No biofertilizer, b1 – AMF, b2 – Rhizobium and b3 – AMF + Rhizobium). The treatment r3 (2:1 row ratio) resulted in higher grain yield, grains per panicle, grain weight per panicle, and green stover yield of sorghum.19.4 per cent yield increase was observed in the treatment r3 than r2. Application of AMF and Rhizobium together (b3) resulted in more number of grains per panicle, grain weight, grain yield and green stover yield of sorghum. Sorghum grain yield was reduced in the absence of biofertilizer (b0). The treatment combination r2b1 (sorghum intercropped with cowpea in 1:2 ratio along with AMF) showed the highest crude protein content in sorghum grains. Iron and copper content were increased with the application of AMF (b1). However, application of AMF and Rhizobium (b3) together resulted in higher magnesium content in sorghum grains.
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The 2:1 row ratio produced higher sorghum grain yield, grains per panicle, and grain weight per panicle.
- Treatment
- r3 (2:1 row ratio)e0
- Outcome
- grain yield, grains per panicle, grain weight per paniclee0
- Direction
- highere0
SorghumNot reportedComparator
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e0“The treatment r3 (2:1 row ratio) resulted in higher grain yield, grains per panicle, grain weight per panicle, and green stover yield of sorghum.”
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The 2:1 row ratio produced higher sorghum green stover yield.
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e0“The treatment r3 (2:1 row ratio) resulted in higher grain yield, grains per panicle, grain weight per panicle, and green stover yield of sorghum.”
Claim · model-written summary
The r3 row ratio increased sorghum yield by 19.4 per cent relative to r2.
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e0“19.4 per cent yield increase was observed in the treatment r3 than r2.”
t0“Yield and Quality of Sorghum”
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Combined AMF and Rhizobium increased sorghum grains per panicle, grain weight, and grain yield.
- Treatment
- Application of AMF and Rhizobium together (b3)e0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- number of grains per panicle, grain weight, grain yielde0
- Direction
- moree0
RhizobiumNot reportedComparator
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e0“Application of AMF and Rhizobium together (b3) resulted in more number of grains per panicle, grain weight, grain yield and green stover yield of sorghum.”
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Combined AMF and Rhizobium increased sorghum green stover yield.
- Treatment
- Application of AMF and Rhizobium together (b3)e0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- green stover yielde0
- Direction
- moree0
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e0“Application of AMF and Rhizobium together (b3) resulted in more number of grains per panicle, grain weight, grain yield and green stover yield of sorghum.”
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Without biofertilizer, sorghum grain yield was reduced.
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e0“Sorghum grain yield was reduced in the absence of biofertilizer (b0).”
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The r2b1 combination gave the highest crude protein content in sorghum grains.
- Treatment
- r2b1 (sorghum intercropped with cowpea in 1:2 ratio along with AMF)e0
- Interactor
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatae0other - Second interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- crude protein contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“The treatment combination r2b1 (sorghum intercropped with cowpea in 1:2 ratio along with AMF) showed the highest crude protein content in sorghum grains.”
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AMF increased sorghum grain iron and copper content.
- Treatment
- application of AMF (b1)e0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- Iron and copper contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Iron and copper content were increased with the application of AMF (b1).”
t0“Yield and Quality of Sorghum”
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Combined AMF and Rhizobium gave higher sorghum grain magnesium content.
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- application of AMF and Rhizobium (b3) togethere0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- magnesium contente0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“application of AMF and Rhizobium (b3) together resulted in higher magnesium content in sorghum grains.”
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