Selected grasses and legumes for feeding ruminants in the tropics

B. Ahmed and E. Mohammed

No 260592, 23rd Annual Meeting, August 23-28, 1987, St. John's, Antigua from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: The importance of grasses and legumes as sources of feed for ruminants in the tropics is discussed. Grasses such as Signal grass, Coast Cross I, Star grass, Bambatsi, Guinea grass, Chrysopogon, and the legumes Desmanthus virgatus, Desmodium distortum, Macroptilium atropurpureum, Stylosanthes hamata and Centrosema macrocarpum have proved promising in the Caribbean and their potential is discussed.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5
Date: 1987-08-23
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.260592

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