Cowpea Yield Response to Sowing Dates and Irrigation Intervals
1 University of Jos
2 Department of Agricultural Engineering I.A.R. ABU Zaria
3 Department of Agronomy Bayero University Kano
* Corresponding author: samndiayuba@yahoo.com
2 Department of Agricultural Engineering I.A.R. ABU Zaria
3 Department of Agronomy Bayero University Kano
* Corresponding author: samndiayuba@yahoo.com
Abstract
Four soil profile pits were dug under differing cropping systems at Nigerian Institute For Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) experimental plantations in Benin City and chemically analysed. Cropping systems were sole oil palm, oil palm with cassava, oil palm with plantain, and oil palm with coconut. Samples were collected at 0 – 20, 20 – 40, 40 – 60, 60 – 80 and 80 – 100cm depth and analyzed for K, P, Ca, Mg, C and N. Sole oil palm gave the highest soil P, Ca, OC and pH within 100cm. The N and K were generally inadequate. Intercropping reduced nutrients up to 100cm depth. Nutrients reduced with soil depth
Keywords
sowingdates
irrigation intervals
cowpea yield.
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How to Cite
Ayuba, S., ICHI, J. O., MIKO, S., & ADNAN, A. A. (2014). Cowpea Yield Response to Sowing Dates and Irrigation Intervals. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 24(1), 207-216. https://doi.org/10.67042/njss.2014.tmsay5u0
S. Ayuba, J. O. ICHI, S. MIKO, and A. A. ADNAN, "Cowpea Yield Response to Sowing Dates and Irrigation Intervals," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 207-216, April 2014. doi: 10.67042/njss.2014.tmsay5u0