The potential of weed control to improve seed production in selected tropical forage legumes

Trials have been conducted in the subhumid zone of Nigeria to assess the potential of different weed control methods to improve seed quantity and quality using three tropical forage legumes: Centrosema pascuorum cv. cavalcade, chamaecrista rotundifolia cv. Wynn and Stylosanthes hamata cv. Verano. Ma...

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Main Authors: Kachelriess, S., Tarawali, Shirley A.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: New Zealand Grassland Association 1993
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51203
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description Trials have been conducted in the subhumid zone of Nigeria to assess the potential of different weed control methods to improve seed quantity and quality using three tropical forage legumes: Centrosema pascuorum cv. cavalcade, chamaecrista rotundifolia cv. Wynn and Stylosanthes hamata cv. Verano. Manual weeding was done at different times and intervals during the growing season and a range of herbicides was tested at different application rates and times. Manual weeding generally produced higher seed yields and purity if plots were weeded in the early and mid growing season. Intervals between weedings and the frequency of weeding was flexible and suitable for small scale seed production. Susceptibility of weeds and tolerance of legumes to various herbicides differed. Trifluralin has potential in Cavalcade, a combined application of bentazon and cyloxidim in Verano and imazethapyr in Wynn. Herbicide application is very time specific and needs to be done using appropriate equipment, it is therefore only recommended for specialised farmers.
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spelling CGSpace512032023-02-15T09:44:05Z The potential of weed control to improve seed production in selected tropical forage legumes Kachelriess, S. Tarawali, Shirley A. tropics feed legumes weed control seed production subhumid zones herbicides Trials have been conducted in the subhumid zone of Nigeria to assess the potential of different weed control methods to improve seed quantity and quality using three tropical forage legumes: Centrosema pascuorum cv. cavalcade, chamaecrista rotundifolia cv. Wynn and Stylosanthes hamata cv. Verano. Manual weeding was done at different times and intervals during the growing season and a range of herbicides was tested at different application rates and times. Manual weeding generally produced higher seed yields and purity if plots were weeded in the early and mid growing season. Intervals between weedings and the frequency of weeding was flexible and suitable for small scale seed production. Susceptibility of weeds and tolerance of legumes to various herbicides differed. Trifluralin has potential in Cavalcade, a combined application of bentazon and cyloxidim in Verano and imazethapyr in Wynn. Herbicide application is very time specific and needs to be done using appropriate equipment, it is therefore only recommended for specialised farmers. 1993 2014-10-31T06:22:14Z 2014-10-31T06:22:14Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51203 en Limited Access New Zealand Grassland Association
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feed legumes
weed control
seed production
subhumid zones
herbicides
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
The potential of weed control to improve seed production in selected tropical forage legumes
title The potential of weed control to improve seed production in selected tropical forage legumes
title_full The potential of weed control to improve seed production in selected tropical forage legumes
title_fullStr The potential of weed control to improve seed production in selected tropical forage legumes
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title_short The potential of weed control to improve seed production in selected tropical forage legumes
title_sort potential of weed control to improve seed production in selected tropical forage legumes
topic tropics
feed legumes
weed control
seed production
subhumid zones
herbicides
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