Agronomic evaluationFuture perspectives

Centrosema spp.

Agronomic evaluationFuture perspectives

Centrosema spp.C. acutifoliumC. brasilianumC. tetragonolobum

Centrosema acutifolium

45 - 501 – 302 – 4

IVDMD%

Seed yieldkg ha –1

DMYt ha –1

Centrosema brasilianum

44 - 580 – 901- 6

IVDMD%

Seed yieldkg ha –1

DMYt ha –1

Centrosema tetragonolobum

37 - 5204 – 5.5

IVDMD%

Seed yieldkg ha –1

DMYt ha –1

Centrosema spp.

Agronomic evaluationFuture perspectives

Centrosema spp.High incidence of mycoplasmaLeaf spotRhizoctoniaLow seed yield

C. brasilianum should be evaluated atregional level in association withgrasses at higher fertility level