Simultaneously, the intercrop, legumes in the desmodium genus, produce repellent volatile chemicals that push away the stemborer moths. There are dozens of species and there is indecision in. Pdf is a versatile file format for sharing documents online. Genetic diversity and symbiotic compatibility among rhizobial strains. Desmodium incanum creeping beggerweed, spanish clover. Screening for resistance to meloidogyne incognita kofoid. Many but not most species of desmodium are highly valued as forage material including, but not limited to. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Overutilization of pastures by livestock levente czegledi andrea radacsi university of debrecen, centre of agricultural sciences, faculty of agronomy, department of animal breeding and nutrition, debrecen summary soil degradation caused by overgrazing is a worldwide problem. Desmodium cuspidatum is listed as division 2 in the new england plant conservation.
Some accounts report that the species is native in florida and texas green et al. Genetic diversity and symbiotic compatibility among rhizobial strains and desmodium incanum and lotus spp. There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time. Pdf the explosive pollination mechanism in papilionoideae. Droughttolerant desmodium species effectively suppress parasitic. Desmodium beggarlice, beggars lice, hitch hikers, ticks clover.
During investigations into the control of insect damage to maize crops in subsistence farming in kenya, which involved intercropping with repellent plants, the fodder legumes silverleaf desmodium uncinatum and greenleaf d. Desmodium is a genus in the flowering plant family fabaceae, sometimes called ticktrefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers or beggar lice. Best windows 10 apps to view and edit pdfs in 2020. The research data is analyzed with statistics to observe the effect of its. Additional benefits of desmodium include effective control of striga weed, increased availability of nitrogen, and soil shading. Silverleaf desmodium flowers are 1 cm long, pink to bluish in colour as they. Lotus species present a high nutritional value as forage plants and, like. Desmodium species and associated biochemical traits for. Acknowledgments the authors thank the handling editor, marlies. Plants profile for desmodium cuspidatum largebract.
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