The Role of Centrosema, Desmodium, and Stylosanthes in Improving Tropical Pastures

By J L Walker, M W Silvey, Robert L Burt, et al.

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,

and

Stylosanthes,

are discussed in detail--information is presented on taxonomy, adaptation, distribution, productivity, and usefulness--and considerable emphasis is placed on

Rhizobium

germplasm 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367311089
• ISBN13: 9780367311087
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.9"