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Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research Vol. 4(1), pp. 1-8. January, 2016. ISSN: 2360-7874 DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2015.059
Full Length Research Advantages of Maize-Haricot bean Intercropping over Sole Cropping through Competition Indices at west Badewacho woreda, Hadiya Zone, SNNPR
Ashenafi Nigussie Adafre
Wondo Genet Agriculture Research Center P.O.Box 198 shashemene Ethiopia. Corresponding Author’s email: nigussie.ashenafi@yahoo.com
Accepted 17 November 2015
A field
experiment was conducted at west Badewacho Woreda, Hadiya Zone, to
investigate the effect of cropping systems and planting patterns on crop
yield, and to evaluate the systems for better management of resources
using different competitive indices. The treatments were sole maize,
sole Haricot bean, 100 maize+25 haricot bean, 100 maize+50 haricot bean,
100 maize+75 haricot bean and 100 maize+100 haricot bean, using
randomized complete block design with three replications. The result
revealed that grain yield of sole maize and haricot bean were
significantly (P<0.05) higher than that of intercropped by 13.4% and
46.33%, respectively. On the other hand, Intercropping of maize with
haricot bean increased land use efficiency and gave higher total yields
compared to growing either species in sole culture. Regardless of mix
proportion, maize intercropped with haricot bean at 100 % population
density had better yield advantages, land use efficiency, and economics
return than other intercropping system as justified by the higher “LER”
1.40, “K” (13.77) and “MAI” 1777.85. Therefore, maize intercropped with
100 % haricot bean population density is recommended for the study area
for their better compatibility and economic benefit as compared to other
population densities. How to cite this article: Adafre AN (2016). Advantages of Maize-Haricot bean Intercropping over Sole Cropping through Competition Indices at west Badewacho woreda, Hadiya Zone, SNNPR. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 4(1): 1-8.
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