Effect of water regime on yield of drip-irrigated sugar cane intercropped with maize

Code (CO)	MSI99P0165
Author (AU)	Soopramanien, G. C. Nayamuth, A. R. Batchelor, C. H.
Title - English (ET)	Effect of water regime on yield of drip-irrigated sugar cane intercropped with maize
Document Type(DT)	Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)	1989
Series (SE)	Proc. int. Soc. Sug. Cane Technol.
Source (SO)	20: 537-544
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En
Abstract (AB)	Drip irrigation has many advantages and can boost crop yields more than can other methods of irrigation. However the initial capital costs could restrict its use in many countries. In Mauritius studies have been undertaken to investigate ways of increasing revenue through drip irrigating sugarcane with an intercrop. The effect of various water regimes on intercropping systems compared with five crops of sugarcane alone are reported. Shading of the cane by a maize intercrop was more important than was water stress. Yield differences due to competition are explained through the effect of the intercrop on sugar yield components and crop development.
Descriptors - English (DE)	SUGARCANE TRICKLE IRRIGATION INTERCROPPING MAIZE YIELDS IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Sugarcane: Water use and management
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Irrigation: Drip irrigation
Date record entered (DA)	1992-02-12
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Affiliation (AF)	Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute, Reduit Institute of Hydrology, UK
Location (LO)	LIB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
Number of copies (NC)	1
MSIRI Staff (MS)	BOT