Using a Participatory Approach and Legume Integration to Increase the Productivity of Early Maturing Maize in the Nigerian Sudan Savannas

Table 1

Striga count ha⁻¹ and mean grain yield of different maize varieties following cowpea on farmers’ field in Sudan savannah.

Year 1 (2009)	Year 2 (2010)	N	Striga ha^−1	% reduction	Grain yield ha^−1	% increase
Cowpea	2000SYN-EE-W-STR	8	0	100	3177	70
Cowpea	2004TZE-W-DT-STR-C4	8	17515	46	3510	88
Cowpea	99TZEE-Y-STR	8	5515	83	2864	53
Cowpea	99EVDT-W-STR	10	1667	95	3046	63
FC	FC	32	32192		1871
Mean			11378		2894
SED			8538		391