The effect of increasing planting density and thinning on forage and grain yield of maize in Kenyan smallholdings

dc.creator	Methu, J.N.
dc.creator	Owen, E.
dc.creator	Tanner, J.C.
dc.creator	Abate, A.L.
dc.date	2001
dc.date	2013-06-11T09:24:59Z
dc.date	2013-06-11T09:24:59Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-27T17:13:41Z
dc.description	Maize was planted at two, three or four seeds per hole with uniform spacing and either the smallest plant (S) or the second largest plant (L) was thinned from each hole after 8 and 14 weeks from the four seed plots and after 14 weeks for the three seed plots. Two plants per hole were left to mature for grain production. Increasing the planting density to three and four seeds per hole increased the green forage yield without significant effect on the grain yield. Thinning L rather than S plants produced more green forage thinnings without affecting the grain yield. Planting maize at higher densities than the conventional and then thinning could be used as a method of increasing forage production on small farms.
dc.identifier	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29813
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/146021
dc.language	en
dc.rights	Limited Access
dc.source	Tropical Science;41(2): 68-73
dc.subject	maize
dc.subject	feed crops
dc.subject	grain crops
dc.subject	spacing
dc.subject	yields
dc.subject	small farms
dc.subject	soil chemicophysical properties
dc.subject	thinning
dc.title	The effect of increasing planting density and thinning on forage and grain yield of maize in Kenyan smallholdings
dc.type	Journal Article

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