An overview of forage trials conducted by CARDI in Dominica

G. Robin and B. Clarke

No 260584, 23rd Annual Meeting, August 23-28, 1987, St. John's, Antigua from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: Since 1983, CARDI has been evaluating a "Livestock Management System" for small farms in Dominica, aimed at alleviating some of the major constraints associated with livestock. production. This work is supported by on-station and on-farm trials with improved forages. An evaluation of ten grass and grass/legume mixtures for "cut and carry" systems, showed that dry matter yields of 20.4t/ha and 18.1t/ha came from grass mixes of Pennisetum purpureum plus Brachiaria decumbens and grass-legume mixes of P. purpureum, Cyndodon plectostachysus, Centrosema pubescens and Stylosanthes hamata respectively. The cutting interval was ten weeks. In a study of a 11 year round production of P. purpureum, dry matter yields of about 25t/ha were obtained at two locations. In a trial evaluating four forage legumes, S. hamata and Desmodium intortum were the most persistent.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9
Date: 1987-08-23
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.260584

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