Forage productivity of Gliricidia accessions on a tropical alfisol soil in Nigeria
Assesses the forage production of 28 accessions of Gliricidia sepium for four seasons: early and late dry season, and early and late rainy season on a tropical alfisol soil at Ibadan in Nigeria. The evaluation was over a period of 24 months after establishment. Five Gliricidia accessions of differen...
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| author | Cobbina, J. Atta-Krah, A.N. |
| author_browse | Atta-Krah, A.N. Cobbina, J. |
| author_facet | Cobbina, J. Atta-Krah, A.N. |
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| description | Assesses the forage production of 28 accessions of Gliricidia sepium for four seasons: early and late dry season, and early and late rainy season on a tropical alfisol soil at Ibadan in Nigeria. The evaluation was over a period of 24 months after establishment. Five Gliricidia accessions of different provenance produced the highest biomass. These consistently produced 4-5 t/ha/yr of leaf dry matter over the period of evaluation. During the early dry season, 8 Gliricidia accessions exhibited the greatest leaf growth rate (over 5 kg/ha/d). Three of the Gliricidia accessions have potential for greater forage production in both high and low rainfall environments. |
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| spelling | CGSpace278012025-11-12T04:26:20Z Forage productivity of Gliricidia accessions on a tropical alfisol soil in Nigeria Cobbina, J. Atta-Krah, A.N. tropics feed production feed crops gliricidia soil types gliricidia sepium plant growth dry matter content Assesses the forage production of 28 accessions of Gliricidia sepium for four seasons: early and late dry season, and early and late rainy season on a tropical alfisol soil at Ibadan in Nigeria. The evaluation was over a period of 24 months after establishment. Five Gliricidia accessions of different provenance produced the highest biomass. These consistently produced 4-5 t/ha/yr of leaf dry matter over the period of evaluation. During the early dry season, 8 Gliricidia accessions exhibited the greatest leaf growth rate (over 5 kg/ha/d). Three of the Gliricidia accessions have potential for greater forage production in both high and low rainfall environments. 1992 2013-04-03T11:37:57Z 2013-04-03T11:37:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27801 en Open Access application/pdf Tropical Grasslands;26(4): 248-254 |
| spellingShingle | tropics feed production feed crops gliricidia soil types gliricidia sepium plant growth dry matter content Cobbina, J. Atta-Krah, A.N. Forage productivity of Gliricidia accessions on a tropical alfisol soil in Nigeria |
| title | Forage productivity of Gliricidia accessions on a tropical alfisol soil in Nigeria |
| title_full | Forage productivity of Gliricidia accessions on a tropical alfisol soil in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Forage productivity of Gliricidia accessions on a tropical alfisol soil in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forage productivity of Gliricidia accessions on a tropical alfisol soil in Nigeria |
| title_short | Forage productivity of Gliricidia accessions on a tropical alfisol soil in Nigeria |
| title_sort | forage productivity of gliricidia accessions on a tropical alfisol soil in nigeria |
| topic | tropics feed production feed crops gliricidia soil types gliricidia sepium plant growth dry matter content |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27801 |
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