Effect of defoliation and intercropping with forage legumes on maize yield and forage production

摘要

Leaf defoliation of maize at various growth stages significantly affected the yield of grain, stem, cob and defoliated leaf. Forage legumes could be established under maize without reducing the grain or stover yield. Leaf defoliation up to 50 percentdid not affect the grain and stover yield components or the yield of undersown Vicia villosa.