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Forage production in the winged bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.

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P.T. Onesirosan
Department of Plant Science, University of Ife, lle-Ife, Nigeria
P.O. Adetiloye
Department of Plant Science, University of Ife, lle-Ife, Nigeria
O.B. Smith
Department of Animal Science, University of Ife, lle-Ife, Nigeria
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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus-
Forage
Winged bean

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Forage production in the winged bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC. (1986). Tropical Agriculture, 63(1). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/2093
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Abstract

The potential of the winged bean as tropical forage was investigated. It gave lower yields of fresh herbage and dry matter when cut at fortnightly intervals than every 4-6 weeks under normal rainfall conditions. With scanty rainfall, the cutting interval had no significant effect on these yields. The optimum planting density was 100 000 plants ha-1. Inadequate rainfall appears to be a limiting factor in forage production.
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