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Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) agronomic performances in mixed cultivation using irrigation condition, North-Western Ethiopia

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  • Mihret Anteneh Wolele
  • Fentahun Meheret Zeleke
  • Yeshambel Mekuriaw Chekol
  • Bimrew Asmare Limenih
  • Zemenu Birhan Zegeye

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In this field experiment, the agronomic performance of Guinea grass was evaluated to assess the optimum planting spacing and harvesting age in mixed cultivation under irrigation conditions. These factors were arranged according to a 3*3 factorial setting, which was fitted to a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. This trial used three planting spaces (20, 30 and 40 cm) and harvesting ages (60, 90 and 120 days), grown in a mixed cropping system with Silver leaf desmodium using a furrow irrigation. The collected data includes plant height, leaves per plant, leaf length per plant, leaf to stem ratio, number of tillers per plant, number of roots per plant, root length per plant, and dry matter yield. The results of the study showed that age at harvest and planting space had a significant (P

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  • Mihret Anteneh Wolele & Fentahun Meheret Zeleke & Yeshambel Mekuriaw Chekol & Bimrew Asmare Limenih & Zemenu Birhan Zegeye, 2025. "Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) agronomic performances in mixed cultivation using irrigation condition, North-Western Ethiopia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(2), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0316565
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316565
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