@article{icrisat6862, title = {Effect of intercropping on nodulation and N2-fixation by groundnut}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press }, author = {P T C Nambiar and M R Rao and M S Reddy and C N Floyd and P J Dart}, pages = {79--86}, year = {1983}, volume = {19}, journal = {Experimental Agriculture}, number = {1}, keywords = {Intercropping, Nodulation, N2-fixation, Groundnut}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/6862/}, abstract = {Nodulation and N2-fixation of groundnuts were studied in pure stands and intercropping systems. Intercropping with maize, sorghum or Pennisetum americanum reduced nodulation and N2-fixation. This is ascribed to shading of groundnuts by cereals and the consequent decrease in photosynthesis of the legume canopy.} }