Publication Date
1993
Location
New Zealand
Description
Within the genus, Stylosamhes scabra Vog. has the second largest number of collected accessions worldwide. This tropical forage legume has potential to improve extensive, tropical pastures in subhumid to semi-arid regions with acid and infertile soils, Characterisation and preliminary evaluation of 557 accessions were carried out at Quilichao, Colombia. The main objectives were to characterise. variability within the species and to guide further agronomic evaluation. Wide ranges of morphological, phenological, and agronomic variation exist within the germplasm collection, Accessions originated from north-east and south-east Brazil gave the highest forage yields in 2 cuts. Several accessions were more productive than the Australian cvs. Seca and flltzroy, The great variability existent in most of the characters studied offers high selection potential in the germplasm collection of S. scabra held by CIAT.
Citation
Maass, Brigitte L. and Schultze-Kraft, R, "Characterization and Prelimiary Evaluation of a Large Germplasm Collection of the Tropical Forage Legume Stylosanthes scabra vog." (1993). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 23.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session59/23)
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Characterization and Prelimiary Evaluation of a Large Germplasm Collection of the Tropical Forage Legume Stylosanthes scabra vog.
New Zealand
Within the genus, Stylosamhes scabra Vog. has the second largest number of collected accessions worldwide. This tropical forage legume has potential to improve extensive, tropical pastures in subhumid to semi-arid regions with acid and infertile soils, Characterisation and preliminary evaluation of 557 accessions were carried out at Quilichao, Colombia. The main objectives were to characterise. variability within the species and to guide further agronomic evaluation. Wide ranges of morphological, phenological, and agronomic variation exist within the germplasm collection, Accessions originated from north-east and south-east Brazil gave the highest forage yields in 2 cuts. Several accessions were more productive than the Australian cvs. Seca and flltzroy, The great variability existent in most of the characters studied offers high selection potential in the germplasm collection of S. scabra held by CIAT.
