no significant difference was found in crop lodging with increasing residue rates within CA
treatments.
Significantly higher crop yields were observed under CA (P < 0.05) ranging from 2900 -
3348 kg ha1 in 2008/9 season compared to CMP with 2117 kg ha1
. Nevertheless, increasing residue
cover in CA did not necessarily increase maize crop yield. Thus, increasing crop residue application rates
under CA increased termite prevalence while crop lodging was influenced more by soil tillage system
than by crop residue application rates.