Publication Date
1997
Description
Three tropical grasses viz. Guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) and star grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst) and three herbaceous legumes viz. Verano stylo (Stylosanthes hamata (L) Taub), centro (Centrosema pubescens Benth) and tropical kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb) Benth) were evaluated for their dry matter (DM) yield potential in mixtures and sole stands. Annual DM yields of Verano stylo in mixtures with star grass, Guinea grass and elephant grass as well as tropical kudzu mixtures with Guinea grass and elephant grass varied between 13.2 and 14.2 t/ha. These yields were similar to those of the respective grasses in sole stands fertilized with 200 kg N/ha/yr. The DM yields of the mixtures were significantly higher than those of the respective unfertilized grasses. The mixtures also had adequate level (30 - 45%) of legume in the total herbage.
Citation
Ezenwa, I and Aken'Ova, M E., "Forage Yields of Simple Mixtures of Selected Genotypes of Grasses and Adapted Herbaceous Legumes in Southwest Nigeria" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 86.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session22/86
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Forage Yields of Simple Mixtures of Selected Genotypes of Grasses and Adapted Herbaceous Legumes in Southwest Nigeria
Three tropical grasses viz. Guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq), elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum) and star grass (Cynodon nlemfuensis Vanderyst) and three herbaceous legumes viz. Verano stylo (Stylosanthes hamata (L) Taub), centro (Centrosema pubescens Benth) and tropical kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb) Benth) were evaluated for their dry matter (DM) yield potential in mixtures and sole stands. Annual DM yields of Verano stylo in mixtures with star grass, Guinea grass and elephant grass as well as tropical kudzu mixtures with Guinea grass and elephant grass varied between 13.2 and 14.2 t/ha. These yields were similar to those of the respective grasses in sole stands fertilized with 200 kg N/ha/yr. The DM yields of the mixtures were significantly higher than those of the respective unfertilized grasses. The mixtures also had adequate level (30 - 45%) of legume in the total herbage.
