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Effects of Close Spacing on Cowpeas (Vigna Unguiculata) in Southern Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

F. O. C. Ezedinma
F. O. C. Ezedinma
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
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Summary

Close spacing between and within rows significantly increased the biological and agricultural yields of cowpea without exerting clearly differential effects on the three test cultivars of different forms. It is suggested that low yields of cowpeas commonly observed in southern Nigeria could be due largely to low planting density. A six-fold increase in yield of beans can be achieved by halving the current spacing of 90 by 30 cm. provided the crop is protected from field pest damage.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , October 1974 , pp. 289 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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