Sorghum is an
important cereal crop and occupies third place in production after Maize and
Tef in Ethiopia. Striga hermonthica reduces sorghum yields by competing for
water, nutrients, space, light and photosynthates with the host plants.
Information on
the influence of intercropping sorghum with legumes for management and control
of striga in sorghum in the Assosa Zone is scanty. On farm experiments were
they are conducted at three locations, for three years, to investigate the
effect of eleven treatments (Intercrop ground nut with Sorghum
1:1 and Simultaneous planting, Intercrop ground nut with sorghum 1:1 and Relay
planting, Intercrop ground nut with Sorghum 2:1 and Simultaneous planting,
Intercrop ground nut with Sorghum 2:1 and Relay planting, Intercrop soybean
with sorghum 1:1.
Simultaneous
planting, Intercrop soybean with sorghum 1:1 and Relay planting, Intercrop
soybean with sorghum 2:1 and Simultaneous planting, Intercrop soybean with
sorghum 2:1 and Relay planting, Sole soybean, Sole Sorghum and Sole Ground
nut.) and was laid out in a randomised complete block design (RCBD) with three
replication.
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