African Crop Science Journal · 2001 · 12 citations · 0 references
AgricultureAgronomyCrop SciencesCrop ManagementCrop ProductionCropping SystemsCrop Row ConfigurationCrop-environment InteractionsCropping System DesignIntercropping DesignIntercropping SystemsSpatial Arrangement DesignFactorial AssignmentIntercrop ProductivityIntercrop Spatial ArrangementIntercrop Spatial ConfigurationIntercropping Spatial ArrangementRow Arrangement For IntercroppingRow Spacing Effects On YieldSpatial Arrangement Effects
On-farm trials to determine the optimum combination of maize (Zea mays L.) density, bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivar and bean spatial arrangement to produce high yields of the intercrop combination were conducted in Chinyika Resettlement Area (CRA) and at Domboshava Training Centre (DTC) during the 1996/97 and 1997/98 rainy seasons. The effects of maize at 37, 000 and 24, 000 plants ha-1, bean cultivars "Natal Sugar" and "Carioca", and bean arranged in one or two rows between rows of maize or bean planted in the same row as maize were evaluated in a completed factorial arrangement. Maize density, bean cultivar, bean spatial arrangement and their interactions significantly (P