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Effect Of Introducing Garden Egg To Fluted Pumpkin In A Relay Intercrop On Sole And Combined Growth Of The Crop Mixtures
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The effect of introducing garden egg (Solanum aethiopicum) to fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) in a relay intercrop on the growth of crop mixture under rainfed conditions (September to November, 2014) was investigated at the Faculty of Agriculture University of Benin, Benin City Nigeria.
Garden egg and a local variety of fluted pumpkin were sown sole and intercrop. Garden egg and fluted pumpkin were planted sole and intercropped to evaluate their interaction effect on growth parameters such as plant height, stem girth, leaf number, and leaf area. Data obtained were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA).
The study reveals that intercropping of garden egg with fluted pumpkin significantly increased the growth of garden egg, as intercropped garden egg had significant increase as against sole garden egg. The same was not found to be true for fluted pumpkin as sole fluted pumpkin had significant growth increase but when intercropped, there was significant reduction in growth.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]Types of intercropping (spatial and temporal patterns)Several types
of intercropping, all of which vary the temporal and spatial mixture to
some degree, have been described (Andrews and Kassam, 1976). The degree
of spatial and temporal overlap in the component crops can vary
somewhat, but both requirements must be met for a cropping system to be
an intercrop. Thus, there are several different modes of component crops
(Willey, 1985). Yield advantage occurs because growth resources suc ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]Types of intercropping (spatial and temporal patterns)Several types
of intercropping, all of which vary the temporal and spatial mixture to
some degree, have been described (Andrews and Kassam, 1976). The degree
of spatial and temporal overlap in the component crops can vary
somewhat, but both requirements must be met for a cropping system to be
an intercrop. Thus, there are several different modes of component crops
(Willey, 1985). Yield advantage occurs because growth resources suc ... Continue reading---
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