The effect of cutting interval on the yield and nutritive value of some tropical legumes on the coastal grassland of Ghana.
1985
Adjei M.B. | Fianu F.K.
Eight legumes were cut at intervals of 60, 90 or 120 days for a year. Aeschynomene americana and Cajanus cajan gave the highest dry-matter yield. Only Macroptilium atropurpureum and Centrosema pubescens showed acceptable persistence. A. americana regenerated well from self-sown seed. Average leaf crude protein (CP) was highest for A. americana and Clitoria ternatea. M. lathyroides, M. atropurpureum, C. cajan, Stylosanthes humilis and C. ternatea had decreasing leaf CP content with increasing cutting interval from 60 to 120 days; C. pubescens, Desmodium intortum and A. americana had highest leaf CP at 90 days. Stem crude fibre levels were lowest for C. ternatea. There was significant variable response to cutting interval for ether extract, N free extract and P and Ca levels.
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