Implementation and Use of Green Manures for Weed Suppression in Sequential Maize Cropping
Table 2
Comparison of averages of green mass (GMGM) and dry mass (DMGM) of green manure (Mg·ha−1) at 60 and 90 DAS green manures.
Treatments
GMGM (Mg·ha−1)
Increase (60–90 DAS) (%)
DMGM (Mg·ha−1)
Increase (60–90 DAS) (%)
60 DAS
90 DAS
60 DAS
90 DAS
T1 Canavalia ensiformis
3.84 bc
4.94 c
51.55
1.41 abc
1.84 ab
22.28
T2 Cajanus cajan
3.39 c
4.92 c
44.13
1.39 abc
1.80 ab
22.23
T3 Stizolobium pruriens
3.52 bc
5.50 bc
66.02
1.49 abc
1.80 ab
17.23
T4 Crotalaria juncea
3.55 bc
5.58 bc
38.96
1.36 abc
1.92 ab
28.90
T5 Phaseolus vulgaris
3.98 b
6.33 ab
22.88
1.61 ab
2.11 a
22.00
T6 Stizolobium trigre
3.84 bc
5.54 bc
31.1
1.38 abc
1.57 b
11.78
T7 Stizolobium aterrimum
4.66 a
7.15 a
34.59
1.66 a
2.17 a
21.76
T8 Crotalaria retusa
3.74 bc
5.72 bc
34.47
1.47 abc
1.71 ab
13.67
T9 Crotalaria breviflora
3.83 bc
5.42 bc
29.17
1.33 bc
1.62 b
18.62
T10 Dolichos lablab
3.51 bc
5.54 bc
36.49
1.26 c
1.52 b
16.51
OA:
3.79
5.66
1.44
1.80
C.V (%):
5.30
7.74
8.85
11.07
LSD (5%):
0.48
1.05
0.30
0.48
Unequal letters differ from each other statistically by Tukey’s test at 5%. OA: overall average; C.V(%): coefficient of variation; LSD (%): least significant difference (LSD).
