Multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of South America

Adaptability of 5 grass and 13 legume accessions tested in 34 regional agronomic trials throughout the South American humid tropics was assessed by conducting multilocational analysis on seasonal dry matter yield at 12 weeks regrowth. Among legumes, Stylosanthes guianensis CIAT 184 and 136, Desmodiu...

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Autores principales: Keller-Grein, Gerhard, Amézquita, María Cristina, Lema, G, Franco, LH
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Publicado: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72179
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author Keller-Grein, Gerhard
Amézquita, María Cristina
Lema, G
Franco, LH
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Franco, LH
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Lema, G
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Lema, G
Franco, LH
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description Adaptability of 5 grass and 13 legume accessions tested in 34 regional agronomic trials throughout the South American humid tropics was assessed by conducting multilocational analysis on seasonal dry matter yield at 12 weeks regrowth. Among legumes, Stylosanthes guianensis CIAT 184 and 136, Desmodium ovalifolium CIAT 350, Zornia latifolia CIAT 728 and Centrosema macrocarpum CIAT 5065 were high yielding in both rainfall periods and showed high capacity to respond to better environmental conditions. Centrosema brasilianum CIAT 5234, C. pubescens CIAT 438 and Desmodium heterophyllum CIAT 349 had low productivity and low response to environmental quality. For grasses, Andropogon gayanus CIAT 621 outyielded Brachiaria brizantha CIAT 6780, B. decumbens CIAT 606, B. dictyoneura CIAT 6133 and B. humidicola CIAT 679 during the high rainfall period but had dry matter yields similar to the other accessions during the low rainfall period, except for CIAT 679. During minimum rainfall B. brizantha CIAT 6780 showed the highest ability to respond to quality changes of the environment, followed by A. gayanus CIAT 621 and B. dictyoneura CIAT 6133, whilst a lower response was recorded for B. decumbens CIAT 606 and B. humidicola CIAT 679. During maximum rainfall all accessions showed an intermediate response to better environmental conditions. This study demonstrated that a range of adapted forage legume and grass options are now available for the South American humid tropics.
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spelling CGSpace721792025-11-05T18:16:47Z Multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of South America Keller-Grein, Gerhard Amézquita, María Cristina Lema, G Franco, LH feed grasses feed legumes adaptation yields productivity dry season wet season humid tropics gramíneas forrajeras leguminosas forrajeras adaptación rendimiento productividad estación seca estación húmeda trópicos húmedos Adaptability of 5 grass and 13 legume accessions tested in 34 regional agronomic trials throughout the South American humid tropics was assessed by conducting multilocational analysis on seasonal dry matter yield at 12 weeks regrowth. Among legumes, Stylosanthes guianensis CIAT 184 and 136, Desmodium ovalifolium CIAT 350, Zornia latifolia CIAT 728 and Centrosema macrocarpum CIAT 5065 were high yielding in both rainfall periods and showed high capacity to respond to better environmental conditions. Centrosema brasilianum CIAT 5234, C. pubescens CIAT 438 and Desmodium heterophyllum CIAT 349 had low productivity and low response to environmental quality. For grasses, Andropogon gayanus CIAT 621 outyielded Brachiaria brizantha CIAT 6780, B. decumbens CIAT 606, B. dictyoneura CIAT 6133 and B. humidicola CIAT 679 during the high rainfall period but had dry matter yields similar to the other accessions during the low rainfall period, except for CIAT 679. During minimum rainfall B. brizantha CIAT 6780 showed the highest ability to respond to quality changes of the environment, followed by A. gayanus CIAT 621 and B. dictyoneura CIAT 6133, whilst a lower response was recorded for B. decumbens CIAT 606 and B. humidicola CIAT 679. During maximum rainfall all accessions showed an intermediate response to better environmental conditions. This study demonstrated that a range of adapted forage legume and grass options are now available for the South American humid tropics. 1992 2016-02-29T17:14:53Z 2016-02-29T17:14:53Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72179 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Keller-Grein, Gerhard; Amézquita, María Cristina; Lema, Germán; Franco, Luis Horacio. 1992. Multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of South America. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 9 p.
spellingShingle feed grasses
feed legumes
adaptation
yields
productivity
dry season
wet season
humid tropics
gramíneas forrajeras
leguminosas forrajeras
adaptación
rendimiento
productividad
estación seca
estación húmeda
trópicos húmedos
Keller-Grein, Gerhard
Amézquita, María Cristina
Lema, G
Franco, LH
Multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of South America
title Multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of South America
title_full Multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of South America
title_fullStr Multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of South America
title_full_unstemmed Multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of South America
title_short Multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of South America
title_sort multilocational testing of grasses and legumes in the humid tropics of south america
topic feed grasses
feed legumes
adaptation
yields
productivity
dry season
wet season
humid tropics
gramíneas forrajeras
leguminosas forrajeras
adaptación
rendimiento
productividad
estación seca
estación húmeda
trópicos húmedos
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72179
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