Publication Date
1989
Description
In preliminary agronomic evaluations some of the littleknow legumes recently selected in Southeast Asia have shown good adaptation to an acid, low-fertility Ultisol (CIAT, 1984, 1985). It is recognized that early evaluation of forage species should include an assessment of relative palatability (Joblin, 1962), particularly for tropical legumes where some species have been found to be highly unpalatable to cattle (Warmke et al., 1952). This paper reports on two cafeteria grazing trials conducted to assess the relative palatability of some new Southeast Asian legume germplasm as well as some South American species and ecotypes assumed to be of low palatability.
Citation
Schultze-Kraft, R; Lascano, C; Benavides, G; and Gomez, J M., "Relative Palatability of some Little-Known Tropical Forage Legumes" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 15.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session7/15
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Relative Palatability of some Little-Known Tropical Forage Legumes
In preliminary agronomic evaluations some of the littleknow legumes recently selected in Southeast Asia have shown good adaptation to an acid, low-fertility Ultisol (CIAT, 1984, 1985). It is recognized that early evaluation of forage species should include an assessment of relative palatability (Joblin, 1962), particularly for tropical legumes where some species have been found to be highly unpalatable to cattle (Warmke et al., 1952). This paper reports on two cafeteria grazing trials conducted to assess the relative palatability of some new Southeast Asian legume germplasm as well as some South American species and ecotypes assumed to be of low palatability.
