Intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern Mali

Kani and Noumpinesso are two neighboring villages in which soil degradation is mainly caused by runoff and erosion. Contour ridges tillage (CRT) was identified as a runoff and erosion controlling technology while improving soil moisture and nutrient availability for crops. CRT technology associated...

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Main Authors: Dembélé, C.O., Traoré, K., Karembe, M., Zemadim, Birhanu, Traoré, B., Cisse. F., Samake, O.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119234
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author Dembélé, C.O.
Traoré, K.
Karembe, M.
Zemadim, Birhanu
Traoré, B.
Cisse. F.
Samake, O.
author_browse Cisse. F.
Dembélé, C.O.
Karembe, M.
Samake, O.
Traoré, B.
Traoré, K.
Zemadim, Birhanu
author_facet Dembélé, C.O.
Traoré, K.
Karembe, M.
Zemadim, Birhanu
Traoré, B.
Cisse. F.
Samake, O.
author_sort Dembélé, C.O.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Kani and Noumpinesso are two neighboring villages in which soil degradation is mainly caused by runoff and erosion. Contour ridges tillage (CRT) was identified as a runoff and erosion controlling technology while improving soil moisture and nutrient availability for crops. CRT technology associated with sorghum and soybean based intercropping system was assessed during 2017 and 2018 cropping season in an experiment under split plot design. Intercropping systems highly increased sorghum and soybean growth and yields. Sorghum grain yield, biomass yield, height and diameter were increased by 62, 51, 22 and 19%, respectively by intercropping. Soybean grain yield, biomass yield, height and diameter increased by 47, 30, 25 and 25%, respectively. Intercropping sorghum with soybean had an advantage with a Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) of 1.54 and 1.44 in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The technology of CRT added 40, 39, 25 and 21% on sorghum grain yield, straw yield, height and diameter respectively. The same parameters with soybean were greater by 52, 48, 38 and 35%, respectively. The application of CRT was economically profitable with a Value to Cost Ratio (VCR) of 3.3 and 3.0 in sorghum production and 12.8 and 9.2 in soybean production during 2017 and 2018 respectively.
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spelling CGSpace1192342025-10-26T12:52:39Z Intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern Mali Dembélé, C.O. Traoré, K. Karembe, M. Zemadim, Birhanu Traoré, B. Cisse. F. Samake, O. intercropping yields intensification land equivalent ratio farming systems Kani and Noumpinesso are two neighboring villages in which soil degradation is mainly caused by runoff and erosion. Contour ridges tillage (CRT) was identified as a runoff and erosion controlling technology while improving soil moisture and nutrient availability for crops. CRT technology associated with sorghum and soybean based intercropping system was assessed during 2017 and 2018 cropping season in an experiment under split plot design. Intercropping systems highly increased sorghum and soybean growth and yields. Sorghum grain yield, biomass yield, height and diameter were increased by 62, 51, 22 and 19%, respectively by intercropping. Soybean grain yield, biomass yield, height and diameter increased by 47, 30, 25 and 25%, respectively. Intercropping sorghum with soybean had an advantage with a Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) of 1.54 and 1.44 in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The technology of CRT added 40, 39, 25 and 21% on sorghum grain yield, straw yield, height and diameter respectively. The same parameters with soybean were greater by 52, 48, 38 and 35%, respectively. The application of CRT was economically profitable with a Value to Cost Ratio (VCR) of 3.3 and 3.0 in sorghum production and 12.8 and 9.2 in soybean production during 2017 and 2018 respectively. 2022-03-15 2022-04-04T07:57:00Z 2022-04-04T07:57:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119234 en Open Access Canadian Center of Science and Education Dembele, C.O., Traore, K., Karembe, M., Zemadim, B., Traore, B., Cisse. F. and Samake, O. 2022. Intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern Mali. Journal of Agricultural Science 14(4):126-135.
spellingShingle intercropping
yields
intensification
land equivalent ratio
farming systems
Dembélé, C.O.
Traoré, K.
Karembe, M.
Zemadim, Birhanu
Traoré, B.
Cisse. F.
Samake, O.
Intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern Mali
title Intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern Mali
title_full Intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern Mali
title_fullStr Intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern Mali
title_full_unstemmed Intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern Mali
title_short Intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern Mali
title_sort intercropping sorghum and soybean efficiency using contour ridges technology in southern mali
topic intercropping
yields
intensification
land equivalent ratio
farming systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119234
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