Effect of planting pattern, crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpeacereal systems in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

A cropping system trial involving two spray regimes, two cowpea varieties and ten cowpea-cereals ptanting pattems involving two cereals was conducted in the wet season in the nohhem Guinea Savanna of Nigeria in 1999 and 2000 to identi$ suitable row to row planting arrangement for cowpea-cereal syste...

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Autores principales: Ajeigbe, Hakeem A., Oseni, T., Singh, B.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91388
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author Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
Oseni, T.
Singh, B.
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description A cropping system trial involving two spray regimes, two cowpea varieties and ten cowpea-cereals ptanting pattems involving two cereals was conducted in the wet season in the nohhem Guinea Savanna of Nigeria in 1999 and 2000 to identi$ suitable row to row planting arrangement for cowpea-cereal systems. The systems involved different row-to-row combinations of cowpea with maize or sorghum and wlth or without insecticide spray. Spraying of cowpea increased cowpea grain yield, returns on grain and total produce significantly under all planting patterns and varieties. Sole cowpea produced significantly higher monetary returns compared to other treatments. The improved cowpea variety produced higher grain yields than the local variety and required less insecticide spray. The maize-cowpea systems were more productive than the sorghum-cowpea systems. Systems with higher cowpea proportions produced relatively higher monetary returns on total grains. Returns on total produce from sole crop cowpea with insecticide spray almost doubled returns compared to the total produce from sole cereals due to high price of cowpea grain and fodder. The systems, 2maize:4cowpea and lmaize:4cowpea with spraying were most productive and gave high monetary returns and therefore were recommended for the area.
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spelling CGSpace913882023-06-12T09:33:18Z Effect of planting pattern, crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpeacereal systems in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria Ajeigbe, Hakeem A. Oseni, T. Singh, B. guinea savanna intercrop planting pattern wgna unguiculata pests and disease insecticide A cropping system trial involving two spray regimes, two cowpea varieties and ten cowpea-cereals ptanting pattems involving two cereals was conducted in the wet season in the nohhem Guinea Savanna of Nigeria in 1999 and 2000 to identi$ suitable row to row planting arrangement for cowpea-cereal systems. The systems involved different row-to-row combinations of cowpea with maize or sorghum and wlth or without insecticide spray. Spraying of cowpea increased cowpea grain yield, returns on grain and total produce significantly under all planting patterns and varieties. Sole cowpea produced significantly higher monetary returns compared to other treatments. The improved cowpea variety produced higher grain yields than the local variety and required less insecticide spray. The maize-cowpea systems were more productive than the sorghum-cowpea systems. Systems with higher cowpea proportions produced relatively higher monetary returns on total grains. Returns on total produce from sole crop cowpea with insecticide spray almost doubled returns compared to the total produce from sole cereals due to high price of cowpea grain and fodder. The systems, 2maize:4cowpea and lmaize:4cowpea with spraying were most productive and gave high monetary returns and therefore were recommended for the area. 2006 2018-03-07T11:25:47Z 2018-03-07T11:25:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91388 en Limited Access Ajeigbe, H., Oseni, T. & Singh, B. (2006). Effect of planting pattern, crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpea-cereal systems in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 4(1), 145-150.
spellingShingle guinea savanna
intercrop
planting pattern
wgna unguiculata
pests and disease
insecticide
Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
Oseni, T.
Singh, B.
Effect of planting pattern, crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpeacereal systems in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria
title Effect of planting pattern, crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpeacereal systems in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria
title_full Effect of planting pattern, crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpeacereal systems in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria
title_fullStr Effect of planting pattern, crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpeacereal systems in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Effect of planting pattern, crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpeacereal systems in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria
title_short Effect of planting pattern, crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpeacereal systems in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria
title_sort effect of planting pattern crop variety and insecticide on the productivity of cowpeacereal systems in northern guinea savanna of nigeria
topic guinea savanna
intercrop
planting pattern
wgna unguiculata
pests and disease
insecticide
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91388
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