Table 3 Effect of different strip-width treatments on dry matter of soybean at fifth trifoliate stage (V5), seventh trifoliate stage (V7), and flower initiation stage (R1) in cropping seasons from 2012 to 2013.

From: Strip-width determines competitive strengths and grain yields of intercrop species in relay intercropping system

Years

Treatments

Dry matter (g plant−1)

V5

V7

R1

2012

T1

0.27 ± 0.01b

0.68 ± 0.08b

0.88 ± 0.09c

T2

0.43 ± 0.02b

1.90 ± 0.22b

2.82 ± 0.55b

T3

0.31 ± 0.01b

0.83 ± 0.10b

2.40 ± 0.49b

SS

1.27 ± 0.18a

3.85 ± 0.68a

9.51 ± 0.65a

LSD (0.05)

0.32

1.30

1.24

2013

T1

0.40 ± 0.01b

1.75 ± 0.07c

4.14 ± 0.32c

T2

0.57 ± 0.05b

2.97 ± 0.17bc

8.78 ± 1.15b

T3

0.50 ± 0.01b

2.52 ± 0.18b

7.38 ± 0.61b

SS

1.12 ± 0.09a

6.22 ± 0.57a

14.88 ± 1.56a

LSD (0.05)

0.20

1.09

3.01

  1. Treatment codes represent narrow-strips (T1, 180 cm); medium-strips (T2, 200 cm); and wide-strips (T3, 220 cm) in maize/soybean relay intercropping system. SS is the sole cropping system of soybean. Means are averages over three replicates ± standard error of the mean. Means that do not share the same letters in a column differ significantly at p ≤ 0.05 using least significant differences, calculated separately for each year.
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