Publication Date
1993
Description
Seventy-four accessions of Sesbania sesban were evaluated alongside 7 of S. goetzel for forage production at Mpwapwa, In Tanzania. The former was promising while the latter was generally unsuccessful. For S. sesban, germination of scarified inoculated seed in nursery was 34%. Survival of the seedlings was 96% at transplanting at 8 weeks. Growth in the field, measured in terms of mean incremental height, was 2.9 m at l year of establishment. On average, 50% of the plants flowered and formed pods at 158 and 190 days, respectively. Seed yield averaged 348 g per plant, while forage yield averaged 4.5 t dry matter (OM) per ha. Nutritive value analyses gave the coefficients 20% CP, 22% NOF and 88% OMO. The regrowth of 16 weeks after cutting yielded 3.7 t of forage OM/ha, From the results of this study it is concluded that S. sesban promises to be a good forage resource for the semi-arid environment of central Tanzania,
Citation
Msariri, D N. and Kusekwa, M L., "Sesbania sesban: A Promising Forage Legume in Semi-Arid Central Tanzania" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 30.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session59/30
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Sesbania sesban: A Promising Forage Legume in Semi-Arid Central Tanzania
Seventy-four accessions of Sesbania sesban were evaluated alongside 7 of S. goetzel for forage production at Mpwapwa, In Tanzania. The former was promising while the latter was generally unsuccessful. For S. sesban, germination of scarified inoculated seed in nursery was 34%. Survival of the seedlings was 96% at transplanting at 8 weeks. Growth in the field, measured in terms of mean incremental height, was 2.9 m at l year of establishment. On average, 50% of the plants flowered and formed pods at 158 and 190 days, respectively. Seed yield averaged 348 g per plant, while forage yield averaged 4.5 t dry matter (OM) per ha. Nutritive value analyses gave the coefficients 20% CP, 22% NOF and 88% OMO. The regrowth of 16 weeks after cutting yielded 3.7 t of forage OM/ha, From the results of this study it is concluded that S. sesban promises to be a good forage resource for the semi-arid environment of central Tanzania,
