Performances of Maize in Maize/Cassava Intercrop as influenced by Four different Times of Planting in Derived Savannah.

Adigbo, S and Odueme, P and Coker, Temitope and Fabunmi, T and Fadeyi, J and Appah, C (2019) Performances of Maize in Maize/Cassava Intercrop as influenced by Four different Times of Planting in Derived Savannah. In: ASN 53rd Annual Conference Proceedings Agricultural Society of Nigeria. 21st -25th October, 2019. NCRI, Badeggi, Nigeria, 21st -25th October, 2019., Badeggi, Nigeria.

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Abstract

The unpredictability and unsteadiness of rainfall occasioned by climate change during cropping season necessitated the investigation of the performance of maize in maize/cassava intercrop planted simultaneously in 2018 at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria in 2018 cropping season. The experiment was laid out in RCBD and arranged in split plot and replicated three times. The time of planting (May, June, July and August) and cropping systems (sole maize, maize in 419 and 30572 varieties of cassava) constituted the main and subplot treatment, respectively. The intercrop proportion mixture and population adopted in this study was additive series. Number of stand per plot in May was significantly higher than the others whereas the maize planted in June had the highest shelling percentage. Maize planted in May and August produced longest cob whereas those of June were the shortest. The cob length obtained from the intercrop systems were longer than the sole maize. The maize cob length in the various cropping systems responded differently in the different times of planting. The cob diameters obtained from the maize planted in May and August were similar but significantly higher than those of June and July. The relative yield of the intercrop of maize obtained from May produced the highest whereas those of July and August were similar. The grain yield of maize in May planted was higher than the others while the sole maize produced higher grains than those of intercrop. It was concluded that maize planted in May ending plots consistently had the best performance while the maize relative yield in the intercrop showed an indicative of more than LER.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Mr. Bolanle Yisau I.
Date Deposited:	14 Feb 2022 15:04
Last Modified:	14 Feb 2022 15:04
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1921

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