STUDIES ON INTERCROPPING SOME SUMMER FORAGE CROPS WITH MAIZE

Document Type : original papers

Authors

1 Crop Science

2 Prof. of Crop Science, Fac. of Agric., Menoufia Univ.

3 Assistant Prof. of Crop Science, Fac. of Agric., Menoufia Univ.

Abstract

The present study was carried out at the Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt during 2019 and 2020 summer seasons to study the influence of intercropping three summer grass forage crops, i.e. pearl millet, sudan grass, teosinte with maize under three densities of maize (50, 75 and 100% of recommended density “24000 plants/fed”) on their productivity and quality as well as land use efficiencies and competitive relationships. The intercropping patterns were as follows: