PERFORMANCE OF COWPEA CULTIVARS AS INTERCROPS AND THEIR EFFECT ON EARLY SUGARCANE TILLERING ON A CAYMANAS SOIL

Adet Thomas

No 263025, 17th Annual Meeting, November 1-5, 1981, Caracas, Venezuela from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: Five cultivars of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L). Walp.) were compared as intercrops of sugarcane during the 1981/82 spring planting season. Différences in flowering rate of cultivars between season were noted. At populations of 57,000 plants ha1, seed yields ranged from 162 Kg/ha (VITA 3) to 448 Kg/ha (Laura Β). Shelling percentages and the number of pods/plant, significantly affected yields of all cultivars. Number of tillers in the Laura B plots at 81 days were significantly higher than other cultivars. However, the heights of tillers in both Laura B and TVX 1850-01E plots were demonstrably shorter. Although nitrogen levels of the soil, following intercropping were appreciably increased, no significant différences in other soil chemical properties were observed.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 1981-11-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.263025

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