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

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dc.creatorPeters, Michael
dc.creatorTarawali, Shirley A.
dc.creatorAlkamper, J.
dc.date1994
dc.date2013-04-03T11:37:57Z
dc.date2013-04-03T11:37:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:12:03Z
dc.descriptionFive 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/27803
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/145205
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceTropical Grasslands;28(2): 74-79
dc.subjectsubhumid zones
dc.subjecttropical pastures
dc.subjectfeed legumes
dc.subjectfodder bank
dc.subjectseed production
dc.subjectaeschynomene histrix
dc.subjectcentrosema acutifolium
dc.subjectcentrosema pascuorum
dc.subjectstylosanthes guianensis
dc.subjectstylosanthes hamata
dc.subjectnutritive value
dc.titleEvaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis and S. hamata
dc.typeJournal Article

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