Influence of cereal legume rotation on Striga control and maize grain yield in farmers fields in the northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.contributor.affiliationAhmadu Bello University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.issn1612-9830
cg.issue1
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.iitaNUTRITION
cg.subject.iitaDISEASES CONTROL
cg.subject.iitaHANDLING, TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
cg.subject.iitaFARM MANAGEMENT
cg.subject.iitaIMPACT ASSESSMENT
cg.subject.iitaPLANT DISEASES
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITY
cg.subject.iitaLIVELIHOODS
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANTS
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDING
cg.subject.iitaMAIZE
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTION
cg.volume107
dc.contributor.authorKureh, I.
dc.contributor.authorKamara, A.Y.
dc.contributor.authorTarfa, B.D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-07T11:25:49Zen
dc.date.available2018-03-07T11:25:49Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/91404
dc.titleInfluence of cereal legume rotation on Striga control and maize grain yield in farmers fields in the northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeriaen
dcterms.abstractOn-farm trials were conducted in 2001, 2002, and 2003 in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria to evaluate integrated Striga hermonthica control measures under farmermanaged conditions. These included intercropping a Striga-resistant maize variety with cowpea for 3 years and also cropping this maize in rotation with legume trap crops - soybean and cowpea for 1-2 two years. Intercropping Striga-tolerant maize variety, Acr. 97TZL Comp. 1-W, with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) consistently reduced Striga infestation in maize relative to continuously cropped sole maize over the threeyear period. Maize grain yield was lower in the intercrop than in the sole maize plot probably due to competition from cowpea. However, because of the high value of cowpea in the intercrop, crop value for this system was higher than sole cropped maize. Legume-maize rotation reduced Striga infestation by 35% after one year of legumes in the rotation and by 76% after two years of legumes in the rotation. Soybean was more effective in reducing Striga infestation and also gave higher maize grain yield than cowpea. The rotation of these two legumes with maize had clear advantage over continuously cropped maize. Farmers should therefore be encouraged to adopt the introduction of grain legumes into the cereal cropping systems of the Nigerian savanna.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKureh, I., Kamara, A.Y. & Tarfa, B.D. (2006). Influence of cereal-legume rotation on Striga control and maize grain yield in farmers’ fields in the Northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 107(1), 41-54.en
dcterms.extentp. 41-54
dcterms.issued2006
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.subjectsoybeansen
dcterms.subjectcowpeasen
dcterms.subjectcereal-legume rotationen
dcterms.subjectintercroppingen
dcterms.subjectstrigaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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