Herbaceous forage legumes with diverse structural traits can display similar productive responses under different harvest frequencies/Leguminosas forrageiras herbaceas com caracteristicas estruturais diversas podem exibir respostas produtivas semelhantes sob diferentes frequencias de colheita

One of the main issues related to the management of forage legumes is the fact that these plants can be found in a broad diversity of morphology, structures and growth habits. This study evaluated the structural and productive characteristics of forage legumes with different growth habits [Clitoria...

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Published in:Ciência rural 2024-03, Vol.54 (3), p.1
Main Authors: Neto, Abdias Jose da Silva, Mercia Santos, Virginia Ferreira dos, Silva, Valdson Jose da, Coelho, Janerson Jose, Alexandre Mello, Carneiro Leao de, Neto, Djalma Euzebio Simoes, Cunha, Marcio Vieira da
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Summary:One of the main issues related to the management of forage legumes is the fact that these plants can be found in a broad diversity of morphology, structures and growth habits. This study evaluated the structural and productive characteristics of forage legumes with different growth habits [Clitoria ternatea L.; Desmanthus pernambucanus (L.) Thellung; and Stylosanthes spp. cv. Campo Grande], in response to two harvesting frequencies (60 and 90 days). The experimental design was completely randomized in blocks, with a split-plot scheme and four replications (n=4). The type of forage legume influenced the number of secondary branches, the number of leaves per branch, leaf area index (LAI), light interception (LI), percentage of leaves and stems (%), leaf/stem ratio, and pod production (P
ISSN:0103-8478
DOI:10.1590/0103-8478cr20220440