Implementation and Use of Green Manures for Weed Suppression in Sequential Maize Cropping
Table 3
Comparison of averages of maize plant height (PH) (cm), stalk diameter (SD) (cm), number of grains per row (N°GR), number of rows per ear (N°RE), and yield (Y) (Mg·ha−1) by green manure cover.
Treatments
PH (cm)
SD (cm)
N°GR
N°RE
Y (Mg·ha−1)
T1 Canavalia ensiformis
91.68 ab
1.50 c
28.28 b
15.20 c
5.98 c
T2 Cajanus cajan
83.80 ab
1.49 c
27.95 b
15.15 c
5.73 c
T3 Stizolobium pruriens
82.35 ab
1.52 c
29.75 ab
15.24 bc
5.75 c
T4 Crotalaria juncea
83.30 ab
1.50 c
27.96 b
15.16 c
5.68 c
T5 Phaseolus vulgaris
102.10 a
1.96 b
30.57 ab
15.97 b
7.22 ab
T6 Stizolobium trigre
94.37 ab
1.54 c
29.27 ab
15.43 bc
6.56 bc
T7 Stizolobium aterrimum
84.95 ab
2.30 a
32.12 a
16.77 a
7.66 a
T8 Crotalaria retusa
78.90 ab
1.86 b
28.60 b
15.79 bc
6.06 c
T9 Crotalaria breviflora
78.95 ab
1.54 c
29.63 ab
15.55 bc
6.06 c
T10 Dolichos lablab
98.35 a
1.63 c
28.58 b
15.26 bc
5.98 c
T11 Conventional system
72.35 b
1.43 c
24.47 c
13.82 d
3.82 d
OA:
86.46
1.66
28.83
15.39
6.04
CV (%):
11.22
5.68
4.34
1.96
6.33
LSD (5%):
23.69
0.23
3.06
0.73
0.93
Unequal letters differ from each other statistically by Tukey’s test at 5%. OA: overall average; C.V(%): coefficient of variation; LSD (%): least significant difference (LSD).
