Twenty-three accessions of Centrosema pubescens selected for good performance on an infertile, acid soil were tested along with 2 control lines each of C. pubescens and C. acutifolium at 18 locations in tropical America and one location in tropical China. The sites represent 3 major agroecosystem...
The forage quality of shrub legume species planted in acid soils of the llanos and forest margins of Colombia was evaluated by the Tropical Forages Program (TFP) of CIAT. Results showed differences in quality among and within species. Species free of tannins such as Cratylia argentea and Desmodiu...
Lascano, Carlos E.
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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Keller-Grein, Gerhard
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[Forage quality of shrub legumes evaluated in acid soils]
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Forage quality of shrub legumes evaluated in acid soils
Adaptation of Centrosema to an acid Ultisol (pH 4.1, 89% Al saturation), was assessed using a collection of 133 accessions representing 12 species, in a preliminary evaluation trial conducted at Santander de Quilichao, Colombia. On the basis of vigour ratings over a period of 21 months, the teste...