| Author | Padaoil, Antonio I. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. AE-89-52 |
| Subject(s) | Cropping systems
|
| Note | A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The planting of perennial forage legumes after rice harvest
in a n acid sulphate soils was conducted to determine the
probability of establishing such crops utilizing residual
moisture and if they can produce dry matter in the dry season.
Three forage legume species; centre (Centrosema pubescens Benth.)
Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpure um) cv. Siratro and Style
( Styl osanthes hama ta ) cv . Verano were grown . Phosphorous
application at the rate of 2 0 kg/ha P and no fertilization
treatments were tested. Preliminary evaluations of 21 introduced
forage legumes were also done .
Results showed that the three legumes were able to survive
but they did not produce substantial dry matter in the dry
season. Likewise, phosphorous application had no significant
effect on the establishment and production of dry matter.
Among the introduced forage legumes which were grown under
good management, Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema brasilianum,
Centrosema acutifolium, Centrosema pubescens (Phi ls) , Desmodium
distortum, Stylosanthes sympodiales, Stylosanthes scabra,
Stylosanthes hamata, and Zornia latifolia were found promising. |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Upasena, Selawa H.
; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Gartner, Joseph A. ;Waibel, Hermann ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | French Government ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 |