Effect of alley cropping on light transmission ratio, growth and yield of winter , sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) under semi arid environment
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https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v48i2.3053Keywords:
Alley cropping, L rR, G. sepium, Sorghum, Green biomassAbstract
An experiment was conducted during 1997 98 and 1998 99 to study light relations and its effect on perfor mance of winter sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] as influenced by different hedge row species. Among the hedge row species, Gliricidia sepium allowed the maximum light with highest light transmission ratio (at 30 DAS 78.60% at 60 DAS 91.85% and at 90 DAS 85%). G. sepium gave maximum green biomass yield (4.299 tonnest ha) in addition to maximum grain yield (1.101 tonnestha), possibly mainly owing to erect growth behaviour of G. sepium. The results indicated that in semi arid environment G. sepium winter sorghum alley cropping system was promising owing to its better light relations in the system.References
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