Offered Papers Theme B: Grassland and the Environment
Description
Cattle production is limited by forage availability during the dry season since water and soil fertility are the main factors limiting production. Leucaena leucocephala has good nutritive value (24-30% CP). It can stand drought and grazing and so its introduction into pastures is recommended as an alternative to forage production during the dry season. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the introduction of L. leucocephala with different densities on biomass production of P. maximum and soil water content.
Citation
Delgado Gómez, H. J.; Ku-Vera, Juan C.; Ku Vera, J.; Escamilla Bencomo, J.; and Velázquez Madrazo, P. A., "Forage Yield and Soil Moisture Content in Panicum Maximum cv. Tanzania Monoculture and in a Mixture with Leucaena Leucocephala with Different Densities in Mexico" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 149.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeB/149
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Forage Yield and Soil Moisture Content in Panicum Maximum cv. Tanzania Monoculture and in a Mixture with Leucaena Leucocephala with Different Densities in Mexico
Cattle production is limited by forage availability during the dry season since water and soil fertility are the main factors limiting production. Leucaena leucocephala has good nutritive value (24-30% CP). It can stand drought and grazing and so its introduction into pastures is recommended as an alternative to forage production during the dry season. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the introduction of L. leucocephala with different densities on biomass production of P. maximum and soil water content.
