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COWPEA
SEED RATE
20-25 kg/ha (8-10 kg per acre) [1 mark]
MONOCROP
60 cm between rows and 20 cm within plants [1 mark]
INTERCROP120 – 150 cm between rows and 30 cm for one row or 20 cm for two rows between sorghum plants. [1 mark]
GREEN GRAM SEEDRATE
10-15 kg/ha or 4-8 kg/acre [1 mark] MONOCROP
45cm (1.5ft) between rows and 15 cm (0.5ft) within plants [1 mark] INTERCROP
One row of green gram between sorghum rows spaced at 90 cm apart or 2 rows for in sorghum spaced at 120cm apart [1 mark]
SOYBEAN
SEEDRATE
Use 20-30 kg of seed per acre
[1 mark] MONOCROP
plant soybeans at 45cm (1.5ft) from row to row and at 10cm (4 inches) from plant to plant. Plant two seeds per hole. [1 mark] INTERCROP
The spacing of soybean within maize is 25cm (10 inches). The soybean rows can be reduced to two rows between maize rows. [1 mark]
jahby answered the question on November 19, 2018 at 06:25
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