Pigeonpea Ratooning Trial Under Conservation Agriculture, 2020

This dataset includes data generated from the on-station trial that was conducted to evaluate the various management methods that are being advocated in the Southern Africa region. The following treatments were used for this trial. Sole maize continuous Full Pigeonpea/maize rotation Maize + Pigeonpea full growth no ratooning Maize + Pigeonpea, uprooting at harvest and re-seeding every year Maize + Pigeonpea, ratooning at harvest and at seeding Maize + Pigeonpea, ratooning at harvest and 2 weeks after maize seeding Maize + Pigeonpea, ratooning at harvest and 3 weeks after maize seeding Maize + Pigeonpea, strip harvest of pigeonpea pods (no ratooning), plant maize and pigeonpea at seeding time, cut pigeonpea at ground level 2 weeks after maize planting Maize + Pigeonpea, strip harvest of pigeonpea pods (no ratooning), delay planting of maize by a minimum of 14 days, cut pigeonpea at base, reseed pigeonpea with maize 14 days after the planting window.