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Sorghum-Legume Intercropping and the Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization. II. Residual Effect on Wheat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. B. Waghmaref  and
S. P. Singh
A. B. Waghmaref
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
S. P. Singh
Affiliation:
Division of Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
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Summary

Wheat yield was increased significantly when grown after sorghum intercropped with cowpeas (both for fodder and grain) or with groundnut compared with sole sorghum in the previous season. The nitrogen requirement for the target wheat yield of 4.0 t ha−1 was 108 kg ha−1 after sole sorghum and this was reduced by 87, 61, 83 and 38 kg ha−1 after intercrops of sorghum with fodder and grain cowpeas, groundnut and greengram, respectively. The different levels of nitrogen applied to the sorghum-legume intercropping systems also allowed savings of between 18 and 55 kg ha−1 of fertilizer nitrogen on wheat in the following season.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , July 1984 , pp. 261 - 265
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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