ملخص
Intercropping is a viable option for weed management. Six maize-sorghum intercropping systems were compared in a two-year field study for the management of purple nutsedge. The intercropping systems included maize planting in 70-cm spaced rows intercropped with one row of dwarf or tall sorghum and maize in 105-cm spaced double-row strips intercropped with one or two rows of dwarf or tall sorghum; sole maize planted in 70-cm spaced single rows was used as a control. Two intercropping systems as maize in 70-cm spaced rows + one row of tall sorghum and maize in 105-cm spaced double-row strips + two rows of tall sorghum controlled purple nutsedge by 48 and 52% compared with the sole crop of maize, respectively. However, all the maize-sorghum intercropping systems decreased the maize grain yield compared with control. Maize planted in 105-cm spaced double-row strips + one row of dwarf sorghum was the best option because it reduced the maize yield by only 6%. However, the decrease in maize yield was compensated for by sorghum yield. Intercropping maize in 105-cm spaced double-row strips + one row of dwarf sorghum may be used for management of purple nutsedge in maize.
اللغة الأصلية | English |
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الصفحات (من إلى) | 1279-1288 |
عدد الصفحات | 10 |
دورية | Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science |
مستوى الصوت | 59 |
رقم الإصدار | 9 |
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء | |
حالة النشر | Published - سبتمبر 2013 |
منشور خارجيًا | نعم |
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