EFFECT OF PRECEDING CROPS AND NITROGEN LEVELS ON YIELD OF SUNFLOWER AND MAIZE INTERCROPPING. | ||||
| Journal of Plant Production | ||||
| Article 7, Volume 5, Issue 7, July 2014, Page 1167-1180 PDF (474.94 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpp.2014.56514 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. M. Abou-Elela; A. M. Sheha | ||||
| Crops Intensification Dept.Agric.Res.Center,Giza,Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Two field experiments were conducted during 2011and2012season at Gemmeza Research Station,El Gharbia Governorate,Egypt,to study the effect of two winter crops(pure stands of fodder beet and Lentil in addition to their mixed cropping) on two successive summer crops of sunflower and maize. The first experiment was initiated in 2010/2011 winter season and terminated in 2011 the summer season whereas; initiation and termination of the second experiment were winter and summer seasons of 2011/2012,respectively. The experimental design was split-plots design with three replication, where the preceding winter crops (fodder beet, mixed fodder beet +lentil and lentil) comprised the main plots (Both sunflower (Sakha 53 cv.) and maize (Giza 310 Cv.) were sown following the two winter crops as a relay crop into pure fodder beet (S1) and mixed fodder beet and lentil (S2) after lentils removal in addition after lentils as a double crop (S3)) and three nitrogen levels (N1=90, N2=105 and N3=120 kg N/feddan) were tried in a sub-plot. Each sub-plot was 24 m2 in area, consisting of 5 ridges (each, 4 m long and 1.2 m wide). Results were summarized as follows; 1-All the traits of sunflower were significantly affected by preceding winter crops in both seasons,except,plant height and No. of leaves/plant in both seasons. 2-All characters of maize were significantly affected by preceding winter crops and nitrogen levels in both seasons,expect, ear leaf area in both seasons . 3-The interaction between preceding crops and nitrogen levels had insignificant effect on all traits of sunflower and maize in both seasons. 4-The highest values of Land equivalent ratio(LER)were 1.405 and 1.472 in the two seasons,respectively,with preceding crops. 5-The highest values ofArea time equivalent ratio(ATER) were ( 1.306 and 1.343) in the two seasons,respectively, with preceding crops. 6- The highest values of Relative crowding coefficient(RCC) were(6.76 and 7.79) in the two seasons,respectively, with preceding crops. 7-Aggressivity(Ag) indicated that sunflower was the dominat crop ,whereas, maize was the dominated in both seasons. 8-The highest values of cereal units were observed by lentil for preceding crop. 9-The highest gross return was obtained by lentil with(N3). | ||||
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