ABSTRACT
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,
- Stylosanthes,
- Rhizobium
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|58 pages
The Improvement of Tropical Pastures
part Section II|128 pages
Characteristics of Centrosema, Desmodium, and Stylosanthes
part Section III|102 pages
Special Considerations in Utilizing Tropical Legumes in Pastures