Abstract
Two-phased field experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of legume intercrop management practices and nitrogen fertilizer application on growth and yield of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) at Kabete and Njoro, Kenya. In phase one, an indigenous edible legume (Crotalaria brevidens) and a fodder legume (Trifolium quartinianum) were intercropped with finger millet. Each plot was supplied with three nitrogen fertilizer rates (0, 20, and 40 Kg N/ha) in the form of Urea (46% N) in a completely randomized block design with three replicates. Two methods of harvesting (uproot & cut) were used at the end of phase one. In phase two, a pure stand of finger millet was sown to investigate the effects of residual nitrogen and the harvesting method used. Nitrogen application had a positive significant effect (P Keywords: Finger millet, intercropping, legumes, nitrogen level Eastern African Journal of Rural Development</I. Vol.19(1) 2003: 81-89
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