Intercropping Studies With Soybean (Glycine Max (L.); Merr.) and Maize (Zea Mays L.) or Ryegrass (Lolium Perenne L.)

This research concentrates on the study of N fertilizer, N$\sb2$-fixation, and N-transfer under monocrop and intercrop conditions and on the amount of residual soil N after intercrop and monocrop systems. In the experiments reported here, soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) was grown in association with maize (Zea mays L.) under field conditions and with ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) under greenhouse conditions. A series of six experiments were performed. Two in the field and four in the greenhouse. The intercrop pattern in the field was two rows of soybean per row of maize. Maize plant populations were 30,000 plants/ha and soybean populations were 250,000 plants/ha.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agronomy

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Ortiz Monasterio Rosas, Jose Ivan

• Agriculture, Agronomy

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8803162

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71642