Nazim Hussain
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Imran Haider Shamsi
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Sherin Khan
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Habib Akbar
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Wajid Ali Shah
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ABSTRACT
This experiment was conducted to study the beneficial effect of legumes and inorganic quantities of N on maize crop. Different levels of nitrogen i.e. 0, 40, 80 and 120 kg ha-1 were used. Besides maize alone, intercrops were; maize+mungbean, maize+pigeon pea and maize+janter. Maize @ 40, mungbean 20, pigeon pea 50 and janter at 25 kg ha-1 were used respectively. Maximum seedlings emerged m‾2 (40.20) was obtained at 120 kg N ha-1 in maize alone. Maximum days (61.7) to earing were taken by maize intercropped with janter. Maximum days (67.50) to silking were taken by maize+janter intercrop at 0 kg N ha-1. Maximum plant height (165.50 cm) was observed in maize alone at 120 kg N ha-1. Maximum cob length (12.55 cm) was noticed in maize and mungbean intercrop under 40 kg N ha-1. Maximum biological yield (28429.63 kg ha ha-1) was obtained from maize alone by 40 kg N ha-1. Maximum number of grains cob-1 (309) was obtained from maize and pigeon pea intercropping at 120 kg N ha-1. For maximum yield potential maize alone and maize+mungbean intercropping was at par statistically at 80 and 40 kg N ha-1 by giving 3463 and 3444 kg ha-1 yield, respectively. Overall legume intercrop was superior by decreasing less yield of maize crop in addition to legume seed yield and N cost minimization.
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Nazim Hussain, Imran Haider Shamsi, Sherin Khan, Habib Akbar and Wajid Ali Shah, 2003. Effect of Legume Intercrops and Nitrogen Levels on the Yield Performance of Maize. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 2: 242-246.
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2003.242.246
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2003.242.246
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2003.242.246
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2003.242.246
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