Citation Information

  • Title : Evaluation of intercropping of Rhodes grass with alfalfa under irrigation at Shambat.
  • Source : Advances in Environmental Biology
  • Publisher : AENSI Publications
  • Volume : 6
  • Issue : 1
  • Pages : 100-102
  • Year : 2012
  • Document Type : Journal Article
  • Language : English
  • Authors:
    • Khairy, A. I. H.
    • Idris, A. E.
    • Ibrahim, Y. M.
  • Climates:
  • Cropping Systems: Intercropping. Irrigated cropping systems.
  • Countries:

Summary

The evaluation of Rhodes grass ( Chloris gayana Kunth) as intercropped with alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) was assessed under different intercropping ratios at Shambat, Sudan. A completely randomized block design with three replications was used. Different Rhodes grass growth characters and the yield characters of the intercropping were measured. The significance of intercropping was resulted in plant height and leaf area of Rhodes grass. The fresh yield of intercropping was also higher and significant than monocropping ratios. Thus, the experiment showed the positive effect of Alfalfa on Rhodes grass characters when they intercropped with each others. The highest yield of intercropping ratios than monocropping and the superior of treatment D (50% Rhodes grass+50% Alfalfa) over other treatments used in the study was evident.

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