Agro-ecological adaptation and participatory evaluation of multipurpose tree and shrub legumes in mid altitudes of Sud-Kivu, D.R. Congo

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dc.creatorKatunga Musale, Dieudonné
dc.creatorMuhigwa, BJB
dc.creatorKashala, KJC
dc.creatorKambuyi, M
dc.creatorNyongombe, N
dc.creatorMaass, Brigitte L.
dc.creatorPeters, Michael
dc.date2014
dc.date2014-09-24T15:31:18Z
dc.date2014-09-24T15:31:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:39:54Z
dc.descriptionLivestock is traditionally managed in mixed crop-livestock production systems in Sud-Kivu, D. R. Congo. Currently, livestock production is facing numerous constraints due to wars and insecurity in the country, with looting of animals, demographic pressure on natural resources, and lack of extension services. Multipurpose trees and shrubs with adequate forage quality could help overcome dry-season feed shortage. The objective of this research was to assess the agro-ecological adaptability of selected forage tree and shrub legumes combined with farmer participatory evaluation. The study was carried out at two distinct mid-altitude sites in Sud-Kivu. Trees and shrubs were planted randomly in eleven lines, with each species/accession consisting of nine plants split into three replications. Following a standardization cut after one year of growth, regular biomass harvests were performed every eight weeks during one year; Desmodium and Flemingia were cut at 0.5 m above soil surface, while Leucaena and Calliandra at 1 m. Before every harvest, plant height was measured and number of stems counted. Fresh leaf and stem biomass were weighted, sub samples dried and leaves analyzed for nutritive value. Results from agronomic evaluation show that Leucaena diversifolia ILRI 15551 and Leucaena leucocephala had the highest yield in the rainy season on fertile soil; during dry season, Leucaena diversifolia ILRI 15551 was superior. On poor soil, Flemingia macrophylla CIAT 17403 performed best in both seasons, however, its forage quality was relatively low. Forage tree and shrub legumes chosen by farmers were, in general, the same as those superior ones in agronomic evaluation.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/43655
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/84842
dc.languageen
dc.publisherScientific Research Publishing, Inc.
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKatunga Musale, Dieudonné; Muhigwa, B.J.B.; Kashala, KJ.C.; Kambuyi, M.; Nyongombe, N.; Maass, Brigitte L.; Peters, Michael. 2014. Agro-ecological adaptation and participatory evaluation of multipurpose tree and shrub legumes in mid altitudes of Sud-Kivu, D.R. Congo. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 5:2031-2039.
dc.subjectfeed crops
dc.subjectforage
dc.subjectfeed legumes
dc.subjectdesmodium
dc.subjectflemingia
dc.subjectleucaena
dc.subjectcalliandra
dc.subjectmultipurpose trees
dc.subjectecology
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectadaptation
dc.subjectforraje
dc.subjectleguminosas forrajeras
dc.subjectárboles de propósito múltiple
dc.subjectbiomasa
dc.subjectecología
dc.subjectadaptación
dc.titleAgro-ecological adaptation and participatory evaluation of multipurpose tree and shrub legumes in mid altitudes of Sud-Kivu, D.R. Congo
dc.typeJournal Article

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