Yield and Crude Protein Content of Centrosema pubescens, Centrosema sp.n., C. agostini, C. brasilianum and Lablab purpureus.

Authors

  • Kobkeaw Trongkongsin Dept. of Plant Production Technology, Faculty of Agriculture Technology, King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand.
  • Painarin Patumchotivat Thanyaburi Women Correctional Institution for Drug Addicted Prisoners, Dept. of Corrections, Ministry of Interior.

Abstract

An experiment of 5 pasture legume species :- C. pubescens, Centrosema sp.n. CIAT5112, C.agostini 675, C.brasilianum CPI 40062 and L.purpureus cv. Highworth was arranged in a CRD in Bangkok with 8 replicates (pot) and one plant per pot. This experiment was designed to study growth, dry matter yield and crude protein content in leaf and stem fractions. Leaf dry matter expressed as percentage of total top dry matter production at 105 days ranged from 56.8-42.8% for the 4 vegetative species and was only 25.9% for C.agostini which flowered at 58 days from sowing. All species had higher crude protein content in leaves than in stems and varied greatly among species. The greatest value recorded in leaves was 25.2% for L.purpureus and the lowest 11.75% for C.pubescens, while the values for stems were less variable.

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Published

1989-06-30

How to Cite

Kobkeaw Trongkongsin, and Painarin Patumchotivat. 1989. “ Brasilianum and Lablab Purpureus”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 23 (2). Bangkok, Thailand:143-48. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/242288.

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (1989): April-June

Section

Research Article

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