Oilseed rape (OSR; Brassica napus ) is a globally important crop which increasingly under pressure from pests, pathogens and weeds. We investigated the potential of achieving multifunctional protection benefits by intercropping oilseed with legumes. A field experiment was conducted in winter intercropped annual frost sensitive legumes berseem clover ( Trifolium alexandrinum or spring faba bean ...

an experiment was conducted at the research farm of the faculty of agriculture, university of tabriz, iran in 2012 to study the effect of intercropping of chickpea and dragon’s head on yield, yield components and morphological traits of dragon’s head as affected by four weed management time. the experiment was laid out in rcb design with three replications. intercropping patterns included; a1, ...

Nutrient intake and digestibility of berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrium), lucerne (Medicago Sativa) and oats (Avena sativa) as winter fodders were fed to female goats (n = 45, age = 720 days, body weight = 32 kg) and sheep (n = 45, age = 690 days, body weight = 32 kg). Intakes of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), and gross energy ...

introduction in agronomy, natural outlook has been expressed in different forms which stable agriculture is an example. stable agriculture is ascribed to the authentic management of agricultural resources, which in addition to fulfilling the ever-changing needs of humans, maintains the health of environment and capacity of water and soil resources. application of herbicides, besides being costl...

Italy represents the world leading producer of globe artichoke, and Puglia (Southern Italy) supplies about one-third nation’s production. In this research, influence mulching (both living mulch with subterranean clover biodegradable film) on both weed infestation artichoke yield in comparison conventional tillage was evaluated. Two genotypes (Capriccio—hybrid cultivar—and Brindisino—sanitized l...

in order to study the intercropping effects of maize (zea mays l.) and bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.) and evaluating effect of intercropping on weed biomass, a field experiment was conducted at the agricultural research station, payamenoor university of nagadeh,west- azarbayjan, iran during growing season of 2009-2010. the experiment was laid out as randomized complete block design with three rep...

Low-external-input (LEI) cropping systems that include forage legumes and small grains in addition to corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] can achieve similar or higher crop productivity and economic return than conventional corn-soybean rotations. We hypothesized that this rotation effect occurs regardless of the crop genotype planted and the herbicide and cultivation regime...