Analysing Suitability of Quinoa - Legumes Inter-cropping in UAE Environment
Objective
To test the yield efficiency of the legume-quinoa intercropping system
Project Details
Dates of Sowing: 25 November 2021, 22 January 2023
Experimental Design: RCBD with a plot size of 4 x 4 m
Treatments/Variables: Quinoa-Legume Combinations
Agronomy: Uniform application of fertilizers, Surface irrigation & Manual weeding
Treatment combinations:
- Quinoa + Cowpea
- Quinoa + Sesbania
- Quinoa + Melilotus Quinoa (ICBA-Q5, Co-407 & Ames-19046),
- Cowpea,
- Sesbania
- Melilotus
Plot | Genotype |
11 | Quinoa |
12 | Quinoa – Sesbania |
13 | Quinoa |
14 | Quinoa – Melilotus |
15 | Cowpea |
16 | Quinoa – Cowpea |
17 | Sesbania |
18 | Melilotus |
21 | Quinoa – Melilotus |
22 | Quinoa – Sesbania |
23 | Quinoa – Cowpea |
24 | Quinoa |
25 | Cowpea |
26 | Melilotus |
27 | Quinoa |
28 | Sesbania |
31 | Cowpea |
32 | Quinoa – Cowpea |
33 | Quinoa – Melilotus |
34 | Melilotus |
35 | Sesbania |
36 | Quinoa – Sesbania |
37 | Quinoa (ICBA-Q5) |
38 | Quinoa |
Season
2021-2022
2022-2023
Research Theme