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

Table 2

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

Year 1 (2009)	Year 2 (2010)	N	Striga ha^−1	% reduction	Grain yield ha^−1	% increase
Groundnut	2000SYN-EE-W-STR	8	6566	80	3014	96
Groundnut	2004TZE-W-DT-STR-C4	8	4007	88	2593	69
Groundnut	99-TZEE-Y-STR	8	5566	83	3149	105
Groundnut	99EVDT-W-STR	10	6833	79	3493	128
FC	FC	32	32182		1534
Mean			11031		2757
SED			7511		478