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The Impact of Varying Levels of Competition from Pearl Millet on the Yields of Groundnut Cultivars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

B. J. Ndunguru  and
J. H. Williams
B. J. Ndunguru
Affiliation:
ICRISAT Sahelian Center, BP 12404, Niamey, Niger
J. H. Williams
Affiliation:
ICRISAT Sahelian Center, BP 12404, Niamey, Niger
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Summary

A series of trials investigated the response of a range of groundnut genotypes to varied levels of competition from millet in intercrop situations in both the Sahelian and Sudanian agro-climatic zones. No genotype interactions were observed in response to different millet population levels. Introducing millet into groundnut cultivation provided considerable benefits to the farmer, particularly at the less dense millet populations, but the introduction of groundnut into millet cropping consistently reduced the yield of millet, with little gain in groundnut yields.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 29 - 37
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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