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Interaction between maize and cowpea at various frequencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

S. U. Remison
S. U. Remison
Affiliation:
Agronomy/Physiology Division, National Cereals Research Institute, P. M. B. 5042, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

Maize and cowpea were grown at various replacement ratios (100/0, 67/33, 50/50, 33/67 and 0/100) in field experiments. The experiments were carried out during the early growing seasons of 1977 and 1978 at Ibadan in the rainforest zone of Nigeria. A maize cultivar (FARZ 17) and three cowpea cultivars (Ife brown, New Era and TVu 4557) were used.

Maize sown alone gave a greater yield than all mixtures. The yield of New Era cowpea was no less when grown in mixture with maize than when grown alone; indeed when grown in a 50/50 mixture it was significantly greater.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 94 , Issue 3 , June 1980 , pp. 617 - 621
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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