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Intercropping Morphologically Different Types of Maize with Cowpeas: LER and Growth Attributes of Associated Cowpeas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

T. A. T. Wahua ,
O. Babalola  and
M. E. Aken'ova
T. A. T. Wahua
Affiliation:
Agronomy Department, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
O. Babalola
Affiliation:
Agronomy Department, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
M. E. Aken'ova
Affiliation:
Agronomy Department, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) and cowpea growth attributes were used to evaluate three different maize cultivars for intercropping with cowpea, a low canopy crop. The relatively short maize cultivar (Kewesoke) with erect upper leaves transmitted the most light to cowpeas, followed by a liguleless erect-leaf type and then a floppy-leaf type. The more the transmitted light, the greater were the growth and yields of associated cowpeas.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , October 1981 , pp. 407 - 413
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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