Pigeonpea Ratooning Trial Under Conservation Agriculture
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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This study contains data generated from the on-station trial that was conducted to evaluate the various management methods that are being advocated in the region. The following treatments were used for this trial. - Sole maize continuous; - Full Pigeonpea/maize rotation - Maize + Pigeonpea full growth no ratooning; - Maize + Pigeonpea, uprooting at harvest and re-seeding every year; - Maize + Pigeonpea, ratooning at harvest and at seeding;- Maize + Pigeonpea, ratooning at harvest and 2 weeks after maize seeding; - Maize + Pigeonpea, ratooning at harvest and 3 weeks after maize seeding; - Maize + cut Pigeonpea from last season at ground level 2 weeks after maize planting and reseed; - Maize + delay planting of maize by a minimum of 14 days, cut Pigeonpea at base, reseed Pigeonpea with maize 14 days after the planting window.
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sole cropping, maize, ratooning, conservation agriculture, intercropping, crop rotation, pigeon peas