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090 _aCIS-2676
100 1 _aKamau, G.M.
_uMaize Production Technology for the Future: Challenges and Opportunities. Proceedings of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Maize Conference, 6; Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); 21-25 Sep 1998
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110 2 _aCentro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT), Mexico DF (Mexico)
245 0 0 _aMaize-cowpea rotation for weed management and improvement of soil fertility on a sandy soil in coastal Kenya
260 _aAddis Ababa (Ethiopia)
_bCIMMYT|EARO :
_c1999
300 _ap. 223-225
340 _aPrinted
520 _aA three year study was conducted at the Regional Research Centre Mtwapa in Coastal Kenya from 1993 to 1995. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of cowpeas planted in rotation with maize on weed and maize growth in the following season. Effect of tillage methods, weeding regime and time of planting were also investigated. There was a significant interaction (P < 0.01) between tillage and rotation for stand counts in the three years of the study. This was due to plant residues left behind in the minimum tillage plots, which provided hiding places for the rodents, and insect's pests that destroyed the germinating maize seedlings. There was a significant difference (P < 0.01) in ear height between the rotation treatments and a significant year by rotation and year by tillage interaction. Cowpea rotation resulted in a significant increase (P<0.05) in maize grain yields over the fallow plots. The weed biomass and weed types recorded were highly int1uenced by the type of tillage and rotation practiced. Commelina benghalensis dominated the conventional tillage plots while grasses and Oxygonum sinuatum dominated the minimum tillage plots. The weed biomass in the rotation plots was lower than the in the fallow plots and the weed seed production was lower in the former. The results of this work indicate that it is possible to reduce the weed load and also improve on soil fertility if cowpeas are planted in rotation with maize.
546 _aEnglish
591 _a0103|AL Maize Program|R99-00CIMPU|AGRIS 0102|AJ|3
593 _aJose Juan Caballero
595 _aCSC
650 1 0 _aCommelina
650 1 0 _aCowpeas
650 1 0 _aCultural control
650 1 0 _aKenya
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650 1 0 _aResearch projects
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650 1 7 _aWeed control
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650 1 0 _aWeeds
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653 0 _aCIMMYT
650 1 0 _91248
_aRotational -
_gTérmino tomado de AGROVOC
_vTérmino tomado de AGROVOC
650 1 0 _91314
_aZea mays
_gAGROVOC
700 1 _aCIMMYT|EARO
700 1 _aRansom, J.K.,
_ecoaut.
_9271
700 1 _aSaha, H.M.,
_ecoaut.
_9679
942 _cPRO
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