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Growth analysis and land equivalent ratio of fenugreek-buckwheat intercrops at different fertilizer types
- Source :
- Die Bodenkultur, Vol 69, Iss 2, Pp 105-119 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Sciendo, 2018.
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Abstract
- Summary Intercropping can increase crop growth and yield due to improved resource use efficiency. A two-year field experiment was performed in Shahrekord (Iran) to determine the effect of crop stand composition and fertilizer type on the productions of aboveground dry matter and growth parameters of fenugreek-buckwheat intercrops. Sole crops of fenugreek (F) and buckwheat (B) were compared to the three substitutive intercropping ratios (F:B = 2:1, 1:1 and 1:2). Crop stands were fertilized with chemical fertilizer or broiler litter. Fenugreek could produce in intercrops a similar amount of above-ground dry matter compared to its corresponding share on the sowing ratio. Contrary to that, buckwheat could produce in intercrops more above-ground dry matter than its share on the sowing ratio, especially with a low to medium share of buckwheat. Consequently, the intercrops with F:B (2:1) and F:B (1:1) had an above-ground dry matter yield advantage compared to the pure crop stands of both crops. Broiler litter was more effective in increasing the growth rates and thus the above-ground dry matter production compared to the chemical fertilizer. Thus, growing fenugreek and buckwheat in intercrops fertilized with broiler litter can be beneficial for increasing the biomass production in semiarid environments.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
wachstumsrate
Field experiment
Soil Science
Biomass
engineering.material
01 natural sciences
Crop
Dry matter
GE1-350
above-ground dry matter
Mathematics
biology
chemical fertilizer
oberirdische biomasse
hühnermist
Sowing
Intercropping
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
biology.organism_classification
gemengeanbau
Environmental sciences
Agronomy
040103 agronomy & agriculture
engineering
Litter
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
mineraldünger
Animal Science and Zoology
growth rate
Fertilizer
broiler litter
Agronomy and Crop Science
intercropping
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 00065471
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Die Bodenkultur
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7817ed93ca8c3c7a901388c2c5bf9cf3