| dc.contributor.author | Lukaschewsky, Johanna Verushka | |
| dc.description.abstract | Intercropping of maize (Zea mays L.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is not a commonpractice because alfalfa generally reduces maize grain and biomass yield. The objective of thisresearch was to evaluate the productivity and profitability of maize-alfalfa intercropping. Theexperiment was conducted in Fargo and Prosper, ND, from 2014 to 2017. The design was arandomized complete block design with four replicates and a split-plot arrangement. Treatmentswere: 1) maize monoculture, 2) maize intercropped with alfalfa, 3) maize intercropped withalfalfa + prohexadione, and 4) spring-seeded alfalfa (in 2015). Alfalfa established inintercropping with maize had almost double the forage yield in the following year compared withspring-seeded alfalfa, and had higher net returns than silage-maize followed by spring-seededalfalfa the following year. This system has the potential to get more growers to have alfalfa inthe rotation by skipping the typical low yielding alfalfa in establishment year. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | Productive and Economic Analysis of Silage Maize and Alfalfa Intercropping | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-09T16:20:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-09T16:20:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/32737 | |
| dc.subject | intercropping | en_US |
| dc.subject | maize | en_US |
| dc.subject | alfalfa | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Plant Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Berti, Marisol | |
