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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Autores principales: Cobbina, J., Atta-Krah, A.N.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27801
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author 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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