TY - JOUR
T1 - Sesame agronomy in south-east tanzania. II. Intercropping with sorghum
AU - Taylor, B. R.
PY - 1986/7
Y1 - 1986/7
N2 - Field trials are described in which sesame varieties maturing in 125 days at 2 m high, were grown in alternate rows with sorghum maturing in 175 days at 4 m. Compared to sowing both crops together, the yield of sesame sown 10, 14 and 28 days after sorghum fell by 53, 68 and 100%, respectively, but sorghum yield was not consistently affected. Improved sesame varieties, despite being shorter and less branched, performed better than the local variety, and nitrogen fertilizer applied to one or both components of the mixture did not appear to favour one crop at the expense of the other.
AB - Field trials are described in which sesame varieties maturing in 125 days at 2 m high, were grown in alternate rows with sorghum maturing in 175 days at 4 m. Compared to sowing both crops together, the yield of sesame sown 10, 14 and 28 days after sorghum fell by 53, 68 and 100%, respectively, but sorghum yield was not consistently affected. Improved sesame varieties, despite being shorter and less branched, performed better than the local variety, and nitrogen fertilizer applied to one or both components of the mixture did not appear to favour one crop at the expense of the other.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1842837646&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0014479700014423
DO - 10.1017/S0014479700014423
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:1842837646
SN - 0014-4797
VL - 22
SP - 253
EP - 261
JO - Experimental Agriculture
JF - Experimental Agriculture
IS - 3
ER -
