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Establishing a Mixed Pasture under Maize in Malawi. I. Time of Sowing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

D. Thomas  and
A. J. Bennett
D. Thomas
Affiliation:
O.D.M. Research Team, Box 158, Lilongwe, Malawi
A. J. Bennett
Affiliation:
O.D.M. Research Team, Box 158, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Summary

The results are reported of an experiment on the Lilongwe Plain to investigate the effects of under-sowing maize with a mixture of Rhodes grass and silverleaf desmodium. Undersowing caused no significant reduction in any component of maize yield, and mixed swards with a good legume content were established. Nitrogen application had no significant effect on yields of grain or pasture, but in the following year undersown swards outyielded those directly seeded. Some practical advantages of undersowing are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , October 1975 , pp. 257 - 263
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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