Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana

Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana

IITA supervisor: Dr. Kizito, F.

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Main Author: Annan, E.
Format: Thesis biblioteca
Language:English
Published: University of Ghana 2020-11
Subjects:ghana, maize, cowpeas, intercropping, climate change, farming systems, varieties, yields, grain legumes,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119894
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spelling dig-cgspace-10568-1198942023-02-15T07:29:10Z Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana Annan, E. ghana maize cowpeas intercropping climate change farming systems varieties yields grain legumes IITA supervisor: Dr. Kizito, F. The Northern Region of Ghana is vulnerable to weather variability especially uneven rainfall distribution patterns. This compromises soil moisture availability for optimal crop growth. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of cowpea living mulch as a soil and water conservation measure on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the Northern Region of Ghana. Four different maize-cowpea intercrop systems were combined with three maize varieties in four different communities and their effect on soil available moisture content and maize growth as well as yield were monitored and analyzed. The cowpea living mulch as well as maize varieties had effect on soil available moisture and maize growth. The presence of cowpea living mulch resulted in a maximum increase in available moisture of 8.81 %, its effects however differed with cowpea planting time. The system where cowpea was planted one week after planting maize yielded the highest improvement in available moisture content. Abontem maize also had higher available soil moisture conserved than the other varieties. The differences in effect of the cowpea living mulch systems on maize growth and grain yield was however not significant except for stem girth which was significantly bigger under the sole maize compared to the other three systems. Yield of maize increased with higher moisture availability. Highest maize grain yield was 3.13 t/ha under NLM, followed by 3.09 t/ha and 3.05 t/ha under A2WK and A1WK respectively. The results indicate that cowpea living mulch system is beneficial in conserving soil water which improves crop yield, and therefore should be encouraged in ensuring sustainable land use and management for maize production especially in arid and semi-arid areas. 2020-11 2022-06-22T09:54:13Z 2022-06-22T09:54:13Z Thesis Annan, E. (2020). Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana. Accra, Ghana: University of Ghana, (107 p.). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119894 en Copyrighted; all rights reserved Limited Access 107 p. University of Ghana
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topic ghana
maize
cowpeas
intercropping
climate change
farming systems
varieties
yields
grain legumes
ghana
maize
cowpeas
intercropping
climate change
farming systems
varieties
yields
grain legumes
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maize
cowpeas
intercropping
climate change
farming systems
varieties
yields
grain legumes
ghana
maize
cowpeas
intercropping
climate change
farming systems
varieties
yields
grain legumes
Annan, E.
Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana
description IITA supervisor: Dr. Kizito, F.
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maize
cowpeas
intercropping
climate change
farming systems
varieties
yields
grain legumes
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title Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana
title_short Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana
title_full Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana
title_fullStr Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Planting time of cowpea living mulch effect on soil moisture fluxes and maize growth in the northern region Ghana
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publisher University of Ghana
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