Demonstration Farm Research Articles

Effects of Groundnut Shell Incorporation Rates on the Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) in Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the effects of groundnut shell incorporation rates on the growth and yield of maize.
 Research methods: The study was carried out at the students’ demonstration farm of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State, in 2018. Seeds were sown on a prepared land treated with four (4) doses of groundnut shells (0, 25, 50 and 75 tons/ha) arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD), replicated 4 times. Each plot was marked out at 2.0 m length × 2.0 m width with 0.5 m gap between the replicated plots and blocks. Maize growth parameters were determined at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after sowing and maize yield parameters were determined at 10 and 12 weeks after sowing (WAS).
 Findings: The groundnut shell application rates increased maize growth parameters such as, plant height, number of leaves per plant, leave area index, and stem girth, number of cobs per plant and cobs weight. The results revealed that plant height, number of leaves, leaf area index and stem girth were significantly (P≤ 0.05) influenced by the treatments, except for the control treatment at 2- WAS. The higher application rates (50 and 75 t/ha) of groundnut shell significantly (P≤ 0.05) influenced the plant growth components better than the 25 and 0 t/ha treatment rates.
 Research limitations: There were no limitations to report.
 Originality/Value: The results suggests that groundnut shell incorporation rate at 50 t/ha could be recommended as the most appropriate and profitable for high performance of maize plants in Mubi. The results generally suggest that maize plants may tolerate even higher rates of groundnut shell incorporation beyond the rates used in the study.

Characterization of pathogenic moulds associated with Carica papaya diseases in a research demonstration farm.

Characterization of pathogenic moulds associated with Carica papaya diseases in a research demonstration farm.

Defoliation Effects on Growth, Development and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Under an Irrigation Regime

An experiment was conducted at Research and Demonstration Farm of Agricultural Science Department, Federal College of Education, Pankshin located in the Northern Guinea Savanna Agro-ecological Zone of Nigeria to investigate defoliation effects on morphological characters and yield attributes of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) carried out during 2015 and 2016 dry season. The experiment comprised five levels of defoliation viz: 0% (control), 30%, 60%, 90%, and 100%. The experiment was laid out in identical Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with six replications. Results revealed that defoliation had significant effect on the studied crop characters and yield. Most of the parameters like plant height, stem girth; number of leaves, leaf area, and yield parameters decreases which are a function of increasing defoliation levels intensity. Defoliation at 0% and 30% were tolerable for okra plant growth and development, while at 90% and 100% was detrimental to plant growth and yield. Hence, defoliation at 30% is recommended to meet farmers’ pod and leaf requirement.

Effect of nitrogen starter dose and phosphorus fertilizer application on growth, yield characters and grain crude protein content of three varieties of cowpea in anyigba, kogi state, Nigeria

Anyigba Soils (Lat 7029’ and Long 7011’E) in Kogi State is deficient in Nitrogen and Phosphorus which retard growth and yield of cowpea crop. A field experiment was therefore conducted during the rainy seasons of years 2018 and 2019 respectively, at the student Research and Demonstration Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Kogi State University, Anyigba. The aim of the trial was to evaluate the influence of Nitrogen-fertilizer-starter dose and phosphorus on growth, yield attributes, final Grain yield and Grain Crude Protein content of three varieties of cowpea in Anyigba. The N-fertilizer rates were – 0, 10 and 20kg N/ha applied as urea, while the P rates were 0, 37.5 and 75.0 Kg P2O5/ha as single super phosphate (26.0% P2O5). Factorial experiment was used and treatments were arranged and laid out in Split Plot Design (SPD) and replicated three times. The results indicated that for both years, Nitrogen and Phosphorus application resulted in significant (P 0.05) influence on the character (nodule) throughout the sampling periods and for both years. The highest grain yield of 0.93tonha-1 was obtained with application of 10 kg N and 37.5 Kg P2O5/ha. Application of 10.0 Kg N ha-1 and 37.5 Kg P2O5 ha-1 of Phosphorus significantly (P<0.05) yielded a Crude Protein Content of 20.83% and 23.31% over the control plot which gave 20.54% and 19.17% Crude Protein respectively in 2018 trials. This trend was equally maintained in 2019 trials.

Enhancing rainfed wheat productivity through technology validation and dissemination in Nertiti locality of Central Darfur State-Sudan

This research has been conducted in Nertiti locality of central Darfur State during 2020/2021 cropping season in order to enhance rainy wheat productivity through technology validation and dissemination. Farmers Field School was established with 25 farmers (5 men and 20 women). On-station demonstration farm was conducted with an area of 2feddan. Improved wheat variety Zakia (1feddan) grown versus Nillin (0.5 feddan) and local (0.5 feddan) to evaluate crop performance and potentiality. Clustered random sampling technique applied. Evaluation questionnaires developed randomly to 20 farmers to know farmers perceptions on wheat performance and productivity. Farmers subjected to farming training in wheat technologies of land preparation, sowing date, seed preparation, seed dressing, weeding, water harvesting, soil conservation, pests and diseases control, seed production technologies and harvest and post harvest technologies. Results showed that excessive rainfall variation during reproductive growth affect wheat yield by 32%. Socioeconomic characteristics and frequency distribution of farmers revealed that 80% of FFS participants were educated and 20% illiterate. 10% of farmers have farm size less than 1 feddan, 50% have 1-2 feddan, 30% have farm size range between 3-4 feddan and 10% have more than 4 feddan. Agriculture is the main source of income (80%), while 20% traders and pity trading. Results noted that 90% of FFS participants have no extension services and only 10% have.40% of respondent’s have experience in wheat production, while 60 have no experience.40% of participants perceived that improved wheat is resistant to water logging and high rain fall, 20% resist to insects, 30% high yielded and 10% said low yielded. Crop productivity trend showed that highest grain yield was obtained by improved Zakaia (655 kg/feddan) followed by Nillin (626 kg/feddan), while the lowest yield gained by local (424 kg/fedan). It was also recorded that improved Zakia exceed local and Nillin yields by 54% and 5%, respectively. Partial crop budget result revealed that all treatments were financially gave positive net returns. Improved Zakia gave highest net returns (SDG 21,500), Nillin (SDG18, 900) and the lowest net returns obtained by local wheat (SDG 15,000). Study recommended training in wheat technologies and enhancing the role of research station in the study area.

The use of botanical insecticide based on local resources to increase swamp rice yield in South Kalimantan, Indonesia

The use of botanical insecticide is one of the ways to reduce the negative impact on the agricultural environment due to chemical insecticide applications. Some plants have been identified as botanical insecticide such as Azadirachta indica (Neem), Swietenia mahagoni (Mahagony), Aegle marmelos (Maja fruit), etc. This study was conducted as a part of the demonstration farm located in the swamp rice field in South Kalimantan. The objective of the study was to increase the swamp rice yield by controlling plant pests and disease based on local resources environment friendly. The plot experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with three treatments and six replications and the plot size wase 1.000 m2. The treatments consisted of fully RAISA technology (T1 treatment), RAISA + IAERI botanical insecticide (T2 treatment), and RAISA + Galam botanical insecticide (T3 treatment). The result showed that the highest yield rice was produced in T2 treatment (6.5 t ha−1 unhusked dry rice), then T3 and T1 treatments were 5.5 and 5.1 t ha−1 unhusked dry rice, respectively. The highest amount of insect was found at T1 treatment, followed T2 and T3 treatments, respectively.

Cover crop influence on soil water dynamics for a corn–soybean rotation

AbstractCrop production is reduced by insufficient and/or excess soil water, which can significantly decrease plant growth and development. Therefore, conservation management practices such as cover crops (CCs) are used to optimize soil water dynamics, since CCs can conserve soil water. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of CCs on soil water dynamics on a corn (Zea mays L.)–soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] rotation at three soil depths over 3 yr. The study was conducted at the Chariton County Cover Crop Soil Health Research and Demonstration Farm (CCSH) in Missouri. Initial CC establishment occurred in 2012. Volumetric soil water content (VWC) was monitored at 15‐min intervals with calibrated Waterscout SM100 soil moisture sensors (Spectrum Technologies) at three depths (10, 20, and 30 cm) in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Cover crop soils maintained numerically higher VWC values compared with no CC (NCC) at both 10‐ and 20‐cm depths throughout the study period where the differences were significant in some weeks. The subsurface soil water recharge was greater in CC soils at both 10‐ and 20‐cm depths compared with NCC in March 2017. The results imply that CC soils have maintained higher VWC levels during vegetative period of the CC growth where the differences were significant in some weeks compared with NCC at all three soil depths. These findings can be used to promote CC adoption for better soil water storage and develop CC management plans for corn–soybean rotations on claypan soils.

Effect of root-knot nematodes (meloidogyne spp) on yield of three tomato varieties in zalingei area.

This study conducted at the demonstration farm of the Faculty of Agriculture University of Zalingei during the period from April to August 2013, to evaluate the effect of Root knot nematodes on the yield of three tomatoes (Lycopersiconesculentum) varieties (Castle rock, Strain-B and Rio Grande). Six treatments were randomly arranged in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four replicates. Primary survey carried out to determine the infection of Root knot nematodes on tomato fields in the area and sampling. Parameters measured included: number of leaves per plant, plant height and rating index of root galls. Data collected subjected to statistical analysis. The results showed that: Root knot nematodes found in all tomato fields surveyed in the area (10 fields). The number of leaves on treated Rio Grande variety were significantly lower compared with the number of leaves of untreated plants at (P= 0.05). The plants from the different varieties grown in treated soil showed longer plants than untreated one, throughout the six observations. The variety Strain-B was the most susceptible to the root knot nematodes among with the other two varieties.

Influence of Combine Harvester Forward and Reel Speeds on Wheat Harvesting Losses in Gezira Scheme (Sudan)

The present study was conducted at the demonstration farm of Massaed Technology Transfer Center, Gezira State, during 2016/2017, to evaluate the effect of combine harvester forward and reel speed on wheat harvesting losses (total header, processing and total machine losses). Three combine harvester forward speeds (4, 5 and 6 km/h), and three reel speeds (25, 35 and 45 rpm) were used in the experiment, which was arranged in a split plot design with three replications. The results showed that forward speed 4 km/h with reel speed 25 rpm recorded the lowest total header losses (31.8 kg/ha) while the highest losses (90.1 kg/ha) was recorded by the forward speed 6 km/h and reel seed 25 rpm. The lowest processing losses was obtained from the forward speed 6 km/h with reel speed 25 rpm (13.2 kg/ha) while the highest was recorded by the forward speed 4 km/h with the reel speed 45 rpm (38.2 kg/ha). Forward speed 4 km/h with reel speed 25 rpm recorded the lowest total machine losses (56.7 kg/ha) which represents 9.5% of the total yield as compared to 118.0 kg/ha which represents 19.67% of the total yield recorded by the same speed with 45 rpm reel speed. It was concluded that the forward speed 4 km/h with reel speed 25 rpm was appropriate for reducing combined wheat harvesting losses under Gezira Scheme conditions.

Aboveground Biomass Production and Nitrogen Content of Gliricidia Sepium under Different Pruning Regime- A Case Study at the Department of Agroforestry Farm (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-KNUST)

Gliricidia sepium is considered one of the commonly used multipurpose legume shade trees in Ghana. Different pruning regimes affect the nutrient content as the amount of biomass produced by many multipurpose trees. In this study, the aboveground biomass (both fresh and dry matter) production and nitrogen content in Gliricidia sepium under different pruning regimes (4, 8 and 12 weeks) was studied. The study was carried out in the demonstration farm of Department of Agroforestry in the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources-KNUST. A total of nine (9) Gliricidia trees were selected. The pruning frequencies were assigned to the selected trees, after an initial pruning of 1.2m from the ground. The data collected include; new fresh weight, dry weight and nitrogen content at the various pruning time. Also, the amount of nitrogen (N) in the new biomass was estimated at each pruning time. The result shows that the aboveground biomass production increased from 4 weeks to 12 weeks regime. Overall nitrogen concentration increased from 2.61% to 3.58% upon reducing the pruning frequency from 4 to 12 weeks, and total nitrogen content was much higher in 12 weeks (36.01g) than in the other pruning frequencies, due to biomass production been larger. In conclusion, the study highlights the potential of Gliricidia biomass as a source of N and green manure for both agricultural and agroforestry purposes. Hence pruning regime of Gliricidia should be considered in managing it for nutrient and manure purposes.

Construction and Testing of Belt Conveyor System for Auchi Polytechnic Demonstration Farm

Materials handling is a very important aspect of post-harvest operation, the socio-economic value and shelf life of crops especially perishables depends largely on how they are conveyed from one place to another, a conveyor is a mechanical handling equipment that moves materials from one location to another. Many kinds of conveying systems are available, and are used according to the various needs of different industries. The aim of this paper is to construct a belt conveyor machine for Auchi Polytechnic demonstration farm. This paper contains the design calculations and considerations of belt conveyor system, in terms of size, length, capacity and speed, roller diameter, power and tension, idler spacing, type of drive unit, diameter, location and arrangement of pulley, angle and axis of rotation, control mode, intended application. The completed work will help to reduce human effort and at the same time increase the productivity and accuracy levels that cannot be achieved with manual operations. Keywords : Materials handling, Post-harvest operations, Belt Conveyor, Frame, Material handling equipment, DOI: 10.7176/JNSR/11-18-03 Publication date: September 30 th 2020

Design and Development of a Low Cost Solar Powered Drip Irrigation System for Auchi Polytechnic Demonstration Farm

Auchi Polytechnic and the Communities surrounding her, have being experiencing significant issues with water scarcity and quality for many decades. Again, with the moribund state of the Water Corporation Service here in Auchi, there is an unprecedented demand for water concerns about water use by agriculture. Hence, a lot of farming activities takes place only during the raining season. This study aimed to design a solar powered borehole for drip irrigation system. Drip lines were laid, 2 mm holes was made at distance of 30 cm on the 6 m PVC pipes. Components of drip irrigation system consist essentially of main line, submains, laterals and emitters. The main line delivers water to the submains and the submains to the laterals. The set up was tested to determine the uniformity of water emission from the drip emitters into the field, maize, pepper, tomatos was used as the test crops and there was uniform growth observed across the entire field. The low cost drip system developed in this study showed a high level of efficiency and uniformity of water emission across the entire study area. Keywords : Low Cost Solar Powered, Irrigation System, Farm DOI: 10.7176/JNSR/11-18-05 Publication date: September 30 th 2020

Application of Response Surface Methodology in Optimization of the Yields of Common Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Using Animal Manures

The objective of design and analysis of experiments is to optimize a response variable which is influenced by several independent variables. In agriculture, many statistical studies have focused on investigating the effect of application of organic manure on the yield and yield components of crops. However, many of these studies do not try to optimize the application of the manures for maximum productivity, but select the best treatment among the treatment range used. This is mainly due to design and analysis of experiments applied. Therefore, there is a need to apply a statistical method that would establish the effect of the application of organic manures on crop production and in addition optimize the levels of application of these manures for maximum productivity. This study aimed at application of response surface methodology for optimization of the yields of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) using animal manure. The study was conducted at Chuka University Horticultural Demonstration Farm. The experiment was laid down in a Randomized Complete Block Design. The treatments consisted of three organic manure sources (cattle manure, poultry manure and goat manure) each at three levels (0, 3 and 6 tonnes per ha). Data was collected from six weeks after sowing to physiological maturity. Data was collected on the weight of the grain yield harvested in each experimental plot measured by use of a weighing scale. The data collected was analysis using the R-statistical software. The study findings indicated that animal manures had a significant effect (p -1, 12.7213 t ha-1 and 4.1417 t ha-1 cattle manure, poultry manure and goat manure, respectively. These were the optimum levels that would lead to maximum yield of common beans without an extra cost of input.

Evaluation of groundwater contamination sources by plant protection products in hilly vineyards of Northern Italy

In Europe, 25% of groundwater has poor chemical status. One of the main stressors is agriculture, with nitrates and plant protection products (PPPs) causing failure in 18% and 6.5%, respectively, of groundwater bodies (by area). EU legislation for the placement of the PPPs on the market is one of the most stringent in the world. However, recent monitoring studies in hilly vineyards of Tidone Valley, north-west of Italy, show presence of PPPs used for grapevine cultivation in 15 out of 26 groundwater wells monitored, at values above the Environment Quality Standard (EQS) for groundwater (0.1 μg/L). However, no information about the contamination sources are available. Therefore, the objective of the present work is to evaluate the groundwater contamination sources by PPPs, in a small catchment with intensive viticulture, by collecting and integrating monitoring data, sub-surface water movement data and territorial characteristics. The results show that in wells used for PPP's mixture preparation and sprayer washing located at the top of hilly vineyards, with low slope and no water movement in the surrounding soil, the contamination is most likely from point sources. On the contrary, for wells located in a fenced area at the bottom of the hill, far away from vineyards and being used for drinking water production, the contamination is most likely from diffuse sources. Our results were used to raise awareness on groundwater contamination from PPPs among farmers in the study area; moreover a waterproof platform for sprayers washing, equipped with wastewater recovery and disposal system, able to avoid point-source contamination, was implemented in a local demonstration farm. Several demonstration activities were then organised with the farmers of the entire Valley in order to show its functionality and promote its diffuse use.

Lameness in dairy cows: farmer perceptions and automated detection technology.

This Research Reflection provides an overview of three interrelated topics: (i) lameness in dairy cows, demonstrating the underpinning importance of the condition, (ii) dairy farmer detection, diagnosis and treatment of lameness and associated foot lesions as well as dairy farmer perceptions towards the condition and (iii) lameness detection technologies, and their potential application on farm to automate the detection of lameness in commercial dairy herds. The presented literature clearly demonstrates that lameness is a major health issue in dairy herds, compromising dairy cow welfare and productivity, and resulting in significant economic implications for dairy farmers. Despite this, dairy farmers fail to perceive lameness as a serious threat to their dairy business. This restricted perception of the importance of lameness may be a product of limited ability to detect lame cows. Many automated lameness detection technologies have been proposed to assist dairy farmers in managing their herds. However, limitations such as cost, performance and dairy farmer perception of the usefulness of these technologies, has lead to poor uptake. It can, therefore, be concluded that there is a need to more thoroughly evaluate the effectiveness of these technologies under on-farm conditions, potentially in the form of a demonstration farm network. This will allow generation of the necessary data required to show dairy farmers that these technologies are reliable and are economically rational for their dairy business.

Response of maize (Zea mays L.) ikenne variety to application of household urban solid wastes compost

Soils fertility declining limits agricultural production in Togo where maize (Zea mays L.) is most cereal cropping and base staple food. Currently, mineral fertilizers are beyond the reach of farmers due to high price and limited availability. This study assessed the response of household urban wastes compost to the growth and yield of maize Ikenne variety. Experiments were performed in rainy season of years 2018 and 2019 at Teaching Research and Demonstration Farm of Agronomy School in University of Lome, Togo. Agronomic trials were set at randomized in complete block design with three replications, where control plots, compost plots at different doses and mineral fertilizers plots constituted the treatments. The growth parameters, including plant height, stem girth, leaf area and number of leaves per plant, were measured at the milky maize stage. The yield parameters, including length and girth of cob, thousand grains weight, grain yield and straw yield, were collected at harvesting. Data were statistically analyzed. The results showed three distinct homogeneous groups of treatments both for growth and yield parameters. Plots treated with compost at 30 t ha-1 and 40 t ha-1 constitute the best group, which differs significantly from the second group formed by plots treated with compost at 10 t ha-1 and 20 t ha-1 and mineral fertilizer plots. Control treatments constitute the last group. Growth and yield parameters values increase with compost dose. Far from being used alone in place of mineral conventional fertilizer, integrated fertilization based on combination of mineral fertilizer and compost of household urban wastes will investigated in maize cropping in southern Togo for optimal compost dose to recommend.&#x0D; Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 10(1): 97-101, June 2020

Effect of irrigation and fertigation on nutrient uptake and water requirement in acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) CV. Phule Sharbati

The present investigation entitled “Fertigation Studies in Acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) cv. Phule Sharbati” was conducted to study the effect of irrigation and fertigation scheduling in acid lime at “All India Coordinated Research Project on Fruits”, Instruction Cum Research & Demonstration Farm, Department of Horticulture, MPKV., Rahuri, Dist. Ahmednagar (MS) during the year 2015-16 and 2016-17. The interaction effects irrigation level I1-100% ETr through drip along with fertigation level F1-90% RD through WSF significantly recorded the highest total nitrogen phosphorus in leaves as well as in soil. However, potash in leaves and in soil was found non significant. Maximum soil moisture content was recorded in I1-100% ETr level of irrigation and The quantity of water applied (m3/plant/year) recorded in I1-100% ETr level of irrigation is almost 35% less than quantity of water applied (m3/plant/year) in surface irrigation during both the year of investigation respetively.

Influence of seed rate and NPK fertilizer on yield and quality of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana L. kunth.)

A field experiment was conducted during summer season of 2007 at the Demonstration Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan, to investigate the effect of seed rate and NPK fertilization on yield and quality of Rhodes grass forage (Chloris gayana L. Kunth) cv. Finecut. The treatment consisted of three seed rates (SDR1, SDR2 and SDR3) namely 5, 10 and 15 kg/ha and three NPK fertilizer levels (F0, F1 and F2) namely 0, 120 and 240 kg/ha respectively. NPK fertilizer components were N17 P17 K17. The experiment was laid out in a Factorial CRBD with four replications. The results showed that seed rate significantly increased forage fresh and dry yield. NPK fertilization significantly increased forage fresh and dry yield. Neither seed rate nor NPK fertilization were significantly affected crude protein and fiber content of leaves and stems of Rhodes grass, but the increase in seed rate and fertilizer levels slightly increased crude protein and decreased fiber percentage. Seed rate ×NPK fertilization interaction showed significant effect on crude protein and crude fiber contents. The highest protein percentage obtained under SDR2 (10kg/ha) with highest NPK fertilization level F2 (240 kg/ha), and lowest value obtained under SDR1(5kg/ha) with NPK fertilization F1(120kg/ha) and SDR1(5kg/ha) under control of fertilizer treatment (F0). Regarding crude fiber, highest value obtained under SDR2(10 kg/ha) with NPK fertilization F1 (120kg/ha) and SDR3 (15 kg/ha) under control treatments of fertilization (F0).

Effects of Water Intervals on Growth and Yield of Three Chickpea Cultivars (Cicer arietinum L.)

A field experiment was conducted during the winter season, 2017-2018, at Demonstration Farm of the College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Shambat, Khartoum State, Sudan. The objective of this experiment was to assess the effect of water intervals on growth and yield of three Chickpea cultivars, namely Atmore, Wad-Hamid and Shendi. Split-plot design was adopted with three replications. The three water intervals treatments were (10, 20 and 30) days which arranged in the main plots and three chickpea cultivars placed in subplot. Plant parameters measured were plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, number of branches per plant, number of pods per plant, weight of pods per plant (g), number of seeds per pod, weight of seeds per plant (g) and hundred seed weight (g). The results showed that there were significant differences among the treatments in number of leaves, number of branches, number of seeds per pod and hundred seeds weight. However, there were highly significant differences in plant height, number of pods per plant, weight of pods per plant and weight of seeds per plant. Irrigation every ten days gave best results in most of the studied parameters, irrespective to cultivars. The result revealed that no significant differences occur between chickpea cultivars in all parameters measured except in the number of seeds per pod and hundred seeds weight.

Effect of intercropping on growth and yield of some Leguminous and Cereal forage crops in El Kadaru Area

Intercropping is not a common practice in forage production in Sudan, in spite of its importance; farmers don’t know the potentiality of this type of cultivation and more experiments needed to adopt this type of cropping system and it is an example of biological interaction. A field experiment was conducted under irrigation for two consecutive seasons during 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 in the demonstration farm, college of Animal production, University of Bahri, Sudan to study the effect of intercropping of two leguminous forage crops (clitoria and phillipesara) cultivated with one non leguminous crop (Sorghum). Randomized complete block design (RCBD) was used. Yield of sole crops produced more forage, but the total yield (Over yielding) of the intercropped plants as revealed by land equivalent ratio was higher compared with the individual crops. Clitoria growth parameters (plant height, number of leaves and stem diameter) were not significantly affected by intercropping, but there was significant difference in plant population in the two seasons. Intercropping did not significantly affect growth parameters during the two seasons of Phillipesara except plant population and the first reading of plant height. Sorghum showed significant differences in plant population and some readings during the two seasons (the fourth reading of plant height in the first season, the first reading of number of leaves in first season, the fourth reading of stem diameter in the first season and the first reading of stem diameter in the second season).