EL-KHATIB, S., SHERIEF, S. (2003). EFFECT OF SOYBEAN - MAIZE INTERCROPPING AND LASER LAND LEVELING ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY, PLANT GROWTH, YIELD AND TOTAL NET RETURN.. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 81(2), 699-717. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2003.276613
SALAH ELDIN I. EL-KHATIB; SAHER A. M. SHERIEF. "EFFECT OF SOYBEAN - MAIZE INTERCROPPING AND LASER LAND LEVELING ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY, PLANT GROWTH, YIELD AND TOTAL NET RETURN.". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 81, 2, 2003, 699-717. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2003.276613
EL-KHATIB, S., SHERIEF, S. (2003). 'EFFECT OF SOYBEAN - MAIZE INTERCROPPING AND LASER LAND LEVELING ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY, PLANT GROWTH, YIELD AND TOTAL NET RETURN.', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 81(2), pp. 699-717. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2003.276613
EL-KHATIB, S., SHERIEF, S. EFFECT OF SOYBEAN - MAIZE INTERCROPPING AND LASER LAND LEVELING ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY, PLANT GROWTH, YIELD AND TOTAL NET RETURN.. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 2003; 81(2): 699-717. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2003.276613
EFFECT OF SOYBEAN - MAIZE INTERCROPPING AND LASER LAND LEVELING ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY, PLANT GROWTH, YIELD AND TOTAL NET RETURN.
1Agricultural Engineering Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
2Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
This work was carried out to study the effect of using laser land leveling and interaopping systems on the yield and total net return in soybean - maize association. Two field experiments were conducted at Sills Agriculture Farm Research Station. Beni-Suit Governorate during 2001 and 2002 seasons. The intercrop combinations Included maize variety (Threewaycross 310) and soybean variety (Clark) grown in clayey soil. The results are summarized as follow: 1- WUE values wore 0.94. 0.87 and 0.73 kg/m3 for 0.03% slope. zero level and traditional leveling, respectively for maize yields. They were 1.52, 1.28 and 1.14 kg /m3 for the same plots respectively for soybean yield. The yield of maize increased by15.4% and 9 %. and the yield of soybean increased by22.60% and 7.66% in zero level plot and 0.03% slope plot respectively compared with traditional leveling. 2- WUE values were 0.77, 0.74 and 0.72kg / m3 for the maize, maize: soybean ratios (2:2) and (2:4) treatments respectively. The Increase in the yield of solid maize treatment was found to be 22.8 and 62.4% over (2:2) and (2:4) treatments respectively.-WUE values were 1.17, 0.89 and 0.60 kg/m3 for the solid soybean.(2:4)and (2:2) treatments, respectively. (2:4) System recorded a yield reduction of only IS % compared with solid soybean yield, while the reduction in (2:2) augmented to as much as 38.60 %. 3-The values of WUE for solid maize wore 0.96. 0.91 and 0.79 kg/m3 for 0.03% slope, zero level and traditional leveling, respectively. The values of (2:2) were 0.82, 0.79 and 0.71 kg/m3, while the values 01 (2:4) were 0.81, 0.78 and 0.70 kg/m3. of the some plots respectively. The values of WUE for soiled soybean were 1.48, 1.00 and 0.81 kg/m3 for 0.03% slope. zero level and traditional leveling, respectively. The valuta of (2:4) were 1.06. 0.88 and 0.66 kg/m3, while the valueS of (2:2) were 0.85, 0.81 and 0.53 kg/m3 at the same plots respectively. 4-The increase in yield of soybean grown in pure stand over those grown in the ratio 01(2:4) in 0.09% slope plot was 38.77%, while the Increase in yield of soybean crop In 0.03% slope plot and grown in (2:4) pattern over that grown in (2:4) pattern in traditional leveling was 35.93% .