The Role of Centrosema Desmodium and Stylosanthes in Improving Tropical Pastures
Auteur: Robert L. Burt, Peter P. Rotar, J. L. Walker, M. W. Silvey
Nombre de pages: 292 pages
ISBN: 0367295628, 9780367295622
Edition: CRC Press LLC
Date de publication: CRC Press LLC
Description: This integrated collection describes the importance of forage legumes for pasture development and improvement in the tropics and subtropics. Leading agronomists review the magnitude of the need for pasture improvement; tropical and subtropical soil and climate environments; reports of the successful use of legumes in pasture development in a wet and a dry tropical environment; and the scope of the problem in terms of area to be developed and development logistics required. Three legume genera, Centrosema, Desmodium, andStylosanthes, are discussed in detail--information is presented on taxonomy, adaptation, distribution, productivity, and usefulness--and considerable emphasis is placed onRhizobiumgermplasm resources for these genera. A concluding section of technical essays addresses special considerations in using tropical legumes in pasture development and presents a coordinated multidisciplinary approach to legume exploration and evaluation.