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Tropical Forage Legumes
Harnessing the Potential of Desmanthus and Other Genera for Heavy Clay Soils
By: John R. Lazier, Independent Consultant, Canada, Nazeer Ahmad, formerly University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
July 2016 | Hardback | 9781780646282
July 2016 | ePDF 9781780646299 | ePub 9781780648774
£146.75 | €190.05 | $244.85
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The development of legume use in agricultural production in the tropics lags far behind the temperate areas and extensive research over recent decades has aimed to rectify the lack of available leguminous fodder species available for heavy clay soils. This book draws together that research and explores the importance of heavy clay soils to agricultural productivity in the tropics and subtropics and the identification of adapted, productive forage legumes for these environments. Covering over four decades of international research, Tropical Forage Legumes:· Includes a detailed analysis of the forage germplasm available which is adapted to heavy clay soils
· Covers the adaptation of a wide range of forages on Australian clay soils, and the evaluation of successful native and exotic forage legume species that have potential for those in Belize
· Explores the genetics of the most promising genera, Desmanthus and Stylosanthes, and looks at the results from countries where new genotypes have been found to be productive and persistent
· Provides details of a number of exciting new species, especially those in Desmanthus which have the potential to be, or have been commercialized
· Makes recommendations for future research
Providing an invaluable example of how a global search for adapted and productive forage germplasm has been - and can be - undertaken, and allowing access to a significant body of knowledge that was acquired before the digitalization of reports, this book will be a key resource for new scientists and experienced researchers in the areas of agriculture and forage agronomy.
Table of contents
- 1: Providing Pasture and Ley Legumes for Use on Clay Soils in Tropical and Subtropical Environments
- 2: The Collection and Initial Evaluation of a Wide Range of Pasture Legumes From Mexico, Belize and Guatemala: Implications for Genetic Resource Development for Tropical Countries
- 3: Developing and Utilizing Genetic Resource Collections: An Example From the Tropical Leguminous Genus Stylosanthes
- 4: Desmanthus, A Tropical and Subtropical Forage Legume: Developing Germplasm Resources for More Tropical and High Altitude Environments
- 5: A Numerical Analysis of Variation Patterns in the Genus Desmanthus: An Exploratory Study
- 6: Searching for Pasture Legumes for Heavy Clay Soils in the Australian Dry Tropics and Subtropics: I. Initial literature Reviews, Data Analysis and Choice of Material for Test
- 7: Searching for Pasture Legumes for Heavy Clay Soils in the Australian Dry Tropics and Subtropics: II. Ancillary Floristic, Climatic and Edaphic Studies
- 8: Searching for Pasture Legumes for Heavy Clay Soils in the Australian Dry Tropics and Subtropics: III. The Initial Evaluation of Introduced Material
- 9: Searching for Pasture Legumes for Heavy Clay Soils in the Australian Dry Tropics and Subtropics: IV. Evaluation in Western Queensland
- 10: Recent Development and Commercial Adoption of Legumes for Heavy Clay Soils in Queensland
- 11: Developing and Commercializing New Pasture Legumes for Clay Soils in the Semi-arid Rangelands of Northern Australia: The New Desmanthus Cultivars JCU 1–5 and the Progardes Story
- 12: The Cattle Industry of Belize: A Brief History of Research and Development to the Mid-1970s
- 13: Botanical Composition and Nutritive Value of Selected Native Pastures in Belize
- 14: Single Plant Trials of Potential Forage Legumes for Belizean Pastures on Clay Soils of the Upper Belize River and the Lowland Pine Ridge
- 15: Forage Legume Adaptation Strip Trials in Belize
- 16: Initial Screening for Persistence and Productivity of 20 Promising Native and Exotic Pasture Legume Species in Two Productive Contrasting Forage Grasses in Belize
- 17: Productivity of 16 Forage Legumes Under Cutting in Belize on Contrasting Soils: A High Alluvial Terrace and A Lowland Pine Savanna I. Dry Matter Yields
- 18: Productivity of 16 Forage Legumes in Mixed Swards Under Cutting in Belize on Contrasting Soils: A High Alluvial Terrace and A Lowland Pine Savanna II. Nutrient Levels and Feeding Value
- 19: A Summary of the Results of the IDRC-UWI/Belize Forage Legume Adaptation and Productivity Trials, 1973–1977
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