On-Station Green Manure Cover Crop (GMCC) Intercropping Strategy Trial under Conservation Agriculture

This study contains data originated from on-station trials that were conducted to evaluate the performance of green manure cover crops on crop productivity, and soil quality and residual effects. These trials were conducted at Msekera Research Station in Zambia. The following treatments were used. Maize – sole cropping Maize – Pigeonpea intercropping Lablab – sole cropping (in rotation with maize in year 2) Maize – lablab intercropping planted at the same time as maize Maize – lablab intercropping planted 1 week later than maize Maize – lablab intercropping planted 3 weeks after the maize Cowpea - sole cropping (in rotation with maize in year 2) Maize - Cowpea intercropping planted at the same time as maize The following were used as sub-treatments. No fertilizer addition Application of 100kg ha-1 Compound D (10:20:10)