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Publication Date
1997
Location
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Description
The Southeast Asian shrub legume, Codariocalyx gyroides is adapted to acid, low-fertility soils with poor drainage. Data from 19 RIEPT (International Network for Evaluation of Tropical Pastures) trial sites conducted in the American humid and subhumid tropics were used to define the range of adaptation of C. gyroides. The results show that C. gyroides performs better under high rainfall conditions of the humid tropics with hardly any dry season, and it responds to soil fertility (Ca, P). Future research needs are identified. The release of a commercial cultivar in Colombia is being prepared.
Citation
Maass, B L.; Franco, L H.; Ramirez, G; and Velásquez, J E., "Codariocalyx Gyroides- A New Forage Option for the Humid Tropics" (1997). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 43.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session1/43)
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Codariocalyx Gyroides- A New Forage Option for the Humid Tropics
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
The Southeast Asian shrub legume, Codariocalyx gyroides is adapted to acid, low-fertility soils with poor drainage. Data from 19 RIEPT (International Network for Evaluation of Tropical Pastures) trial sites conducted in the American humid and subhumid tropics were used to define the range of adaptation of C. gyroides. The results show that C. gyroides performs better under high rainfall conditions of the humid tropics with hardly any dry season, and it responds to soil fertility (Ca, P). Future research needs are identified. The release of a commercial cultivar in Colombia is being prepared.
