Agriculture · Agronomy
Intercropping smother crops like cowpea with maize suppresses weed growth mainly through:
- 1Mechanical root pruning of weed species
- 2Facilitating pre-emergence herbicide application
- 3Shading effects and intense competition for available resources✓
- 4Increasing light penetration to the soil surface
Correct answer
Shading effects and intense competition for available resources
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