A field experiment was conducted at Crato – Ceará to study how green manuring affects nodulation and yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) which received different inoculation treatments. The experiment was conducted under a randomized block design, split-split-plot arrangement with four replicates. Treatments were green manures for the main plot, nitrogen sources for the split-plot and bi-weekly plant samplings for the split-split-plot. The green manures under study were pearl millet – Pennisetum americanum; velvet beans – Stizolobium aterrimum; or […]

The timing of desiccation of the cover crop before crop sowing can favor the development of the plants and, consequently, increase yields. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of intervals after desiccation of distinct cover crops and corn sowing on soil fertility, nutritional content and the initial development of corn. The experiment was carried out under controlled conditions in a greenhouse, and consisted of the following treatments: four desiccation periods preceding the corn crop (21, 14, […]