Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis and S. hamata

Five accessions, comprising Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, Centrosema pascuorum and Stylosanthes guianensis together with Stylosanthes hamata cVerano were evaluated over 2 years for use in fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. The most promising accession was A. histrix 112463 with yields...

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Autores principales: Peters, Michael, Tarawali, Shirley A., Alkamper, J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27803
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author Peters, Michael
Tarawali, Shirley A.
Alkamper, J.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
Alkamper, J.
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description Five accessions, comprising Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, Centrosema pascuorum and Stylosanthes guianensis together with Stylosanthes hamata cVerano were evaluated over 2 years for use in fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. The most promising accession was A. histrix 112463 with yields of more than 6 t/ha dry matter (DM) in the second growing season, good drought tolerance, ability to compete with the native vegetation and high nutritive value. C. pascuorum cCavalcade and C. acutifolium cv Vichada did not persist in competition with the native vegetation. At the end of the wet season, crude protein concentrations (whole plant) ranged from 10-17 percent DM and phosphorus concentrations from 0.08-0.19 percent DM. A. histrix fell in the middle of the range. This species should be evaluated along with other promising accessions in pasture mixtures in the region.
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spelling CGSpace278032025-11-12T04:30:39Z Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis and S. hamata Peters, Michael Tarawali, Shirley A. Alkamper, J. subhumid zones tropical pastures feed legumes fodder bank seed production aeschynomene histrix centrosema acutifolium centrosema pascuorum stylosanthes guianensis stylosanthes hamata nutritive value Five accessions, comprising Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, Centrosema pascuorum and Stylosanthes guianensis together with Stylosanthes hamata cVerano were evaluated over 2 years for use in fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. The most promising accession was A. histrix 112463 with yields of more than 6 t/ha dry matter (DM) in the second growing season, good drought tolerance, ability to compete with the native vegetation and high nutritive value. C. pascuorum cCavalcade and C. acutifolium cv Vichada did not persist in competition with the native vegetation. At the end of the wet season, crude protein concentrations (whole plant) ranged from 10-17 percent DM and phosphorus concentrations from 0.08-0.19 percent DM. A. histrix fell in the middle of the range. This species should be evaluated along with other promising accessions in pasture mixtures in the region. 1994 2013-04-03T11:37:57Z 2013-04-03T11:37:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27803 en Open Access application/pdf Tropical Grasslands;28(2): 74-79
spellingShingle subhumid zones
tropical pastures
feed legumes
fodder bank
seed production
aeschynomene histrix
centrosema acutifolium
centrosema pascuorum
stylosanthes guianensis
stylosanthes hamata
nutritive value
Peters, Michael
Tarawali, Shirley A.
Alkamper, J.
Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis and S. hamata
title Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis and S. hamata
title_full Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis and S. hamata
title_fullStr Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis and S. hamata
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis and S. hamata
title_short Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis and S. hamata
title_sort evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid nigeria 2 accessions of aeschynomene histrix centrosema acutifolium c pascuorum stylosanthes guianensis and s hamata
topic subhumid zones
tropical pastures
feed legumes
fodder bank
seed production
aeschynomene histrix
centrosema acutifolium
centrosema pascuorum
stylosanthes guianensis
stylosanthes hamata
nutritive value
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27803
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