Nutrient Content and Performance of the Herbaceous Legume Tephrosia Bracteolata in Relation to the Grass Andropogon Tectorum in both Natural Habitat and Pot Culture in Southwestern Nigeria.

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dc.contributor.authorIsichei, Augustine O.
dc.contributor.authorAwodoyin, Rasheed Olufemi
dc.coverage.geographicalNigeriaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T09:41:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-29T11:01:02Z
dc.date.available2014-03-14T09:41:59Z
dc.date.available2018-10-29T11:01:02Z
dc.date.issued1990
dc.departmentBotanyen_US
dc.description.abstractTephrosia bracteoluta, an annual herbaceous legume (sub-family Papilioniodeae), occurs extensively in the savanna zone of West Africa. It is palatable to livestock. Its accumulation of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium over a growing season (in natural habitat in Southwestern Nigeria) was measured and compared with that of Andropogon tectorum, another palatable grass in the same habitat. Crude protein concentration in Tephrosia throughout the growing season is enough to meet the recommended livestock requirements, whereas the concentration in Andropogon meets this requirement only when the grass is young. Tephrosia and Andropogon were positively associated in natural habitat Competition between Tephrosia and Andropogon in pot culture was investigated. Both species showed a decrease in yield with increasing density, a pattern also shown for number of tillers of Andropogon and girths and heights of both plants at maturity. In the mixture the yield port plant of Andropogon was higher than in its monoculture.en_US
dc.facultiesScienceen_US
dc.format.filetypePDFen_US
dc.identifier.citationIsichei, Augustine O. and Awodoyin, Rasheed Olufemi (1990). Nutrient Content and Performance of the Herbaceous Legume Tephrosia Bracteolata in Relation to the Grass Andropogon Tectorum in both Natural Habitat and Pot Culture in Southwestern Nigeria. Tropical Ecology 31 (2).en_US
dc.identifier.issn0564-3295
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3355
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages.totalpages12en_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Tropical Ecologyen_US
dc.subjectTephrosiaen_US
dc.subjectAndropogonen_US
dc.subjectNutrient accumulationen_US
dc.subjectNatural habitaten_US
dc.subjectLegumeen_US
dc.subjectGrassen_US
dc.subjectGrowthen_US
dc.titleNutrient Content and Performance of the Herbaceous Legume Tephrosia Bracteolata in Relation to the Grass Andropogon Tectorum in both Natural Habitat and Pot Culture in Southwestern Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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