The response of three Leucaena leucocephala cultivars to a four-cycle cutting frequency under rainfed dryland conditions in Zimbabwe

An experiment was conducted to investigate the relative ease of establishment and dry matter (DM) production of 3 Leucaena leucocephala cultivars (Cunningham, Hawaiian giant and Peru) grown on granite-derived sandy soil (pH 4.8 CaCl2) under low rainfall (average 600 mm per annum) conditions. Plants...

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Published inTropical grasslands Vol. 29; no. 1
Main Authors Nyathi, P, Dhliwayo, H.H. (Dept. of Research and Specialist Services, Harare (Zimbabwe)), Dzowela, B.H. (International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Harare (Zimbabwe))
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1995
Subjects
CONTENIDO DE MATERIA SECA
FRECUENCIA DE LAS COSECHAS
FREQUENCE DE RECOLTE
LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA
RENDEMENT DES CULTURES
RENDIMIENTO DE CULTIVOS
TENEUR EN MATIERE SECHE
VARIEDADES
VARIETE
ZIMBABWE
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Summary:An experiment was conducted to investigate the relative ease of establishment and dry matter (DM) production of 3 Leucaena leucocephala cultivars (Cunningham, Hawaiian giant and Peru) grown on granite-derived sandy soil (pH 4.8 CaCl2) under low rainfall (average 600 mm per annum) conditions. Plants were first harvested after 9 months of primary growth and at 4-monthly intervals thereafter, by cutting back to 50 cm above ground-level. Cunningham was quicker to establish than Peru and Hawaiian giant as evidenced by greater DM production in the 9-month period following planting. With cutting at 4-monthly intervals thereafter, Peru produced only half as much dry matter as Cunningham and Hawaiian giant.
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ISSN:0049-4763