Effects of different maize (Zea mays L.) soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) intercropping patterns on soil mineral-N, N-uptake and soil properties | Zendy

Jossias Mateus Materusse Matusso | Zendy; J.N Mugwe | Zendy; Monicah MucheruMuna | Zendy

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Effects of different maize (Zea mays L.) soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) intercropping patterns on soil mineral-N, N-uptake and soil properties

Author(s) -

Jossias Mateus Materusse Matusso,

J.N Mugwe,

Monicah MucheruMuna

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

african journal of agricultural research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1991-637X

DOI - 10.5897/ajar2013.7178

Subject(s) - intercropping , randomized block design , agronomy , crop , soil fertility , zea mays , mathematics , soil water , biology , environmental science , soil science

The adoption of ISFM technologies such as maize-soybean intercropping system is being promoted as one of the options to address low soil fertility and crop productivity among the farmers of the central highland of Kenya. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the effects of maize-soybean intercropping patterns on soil inorganic N, N uptake and soil chemical properties. The experiment conducted during 2012 LR and 2012 SR and it was arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications. The treatments were four maize (M) – soybean (S) intercropping patterns (conventional=1M:1S; MBILI-MBILI=2M:2S; 2M:4S; 2M:6S) and two sole crops of maize and soybean, respectively. The results showed that at Embu during 2012 LR, at harvest the MBILI and 2M:4S treatments observed significantly (p=0.0525) the lowest N03

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