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Institution/Author: PETERS, M.; FRANCO, L.H.; SCHMIDT, A.; HINCAPIE, B.
Publisher: CIAT
Year: 2003
Language: Spanish
Price: US$30
Price Colombia (in pesos): $20000
Scientific Contact: Luis Horacio Franco
Distribution Contact: CIAT Library
[Multi-purpose Forage Species: Options for Central American Producers] Smallholder farmers and technicians will find this tool useful for selecting forage species depending on local climate and soil conditions. The booklet contains easy-to-understand information on forage species on offer to farmers in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua, taking into account those forage species most used in the areas covered by CIAT's Tropical Forages Project. The booklet was developed under the project " Farmer Participatory Research in Action: Selection and Strategic Use of Multipurpose Forage Germplasm by Smallholders in Production Systems in Hillsides of Central America", financed by BMZ/GTZ. The publication has five sections: (1) grasses, (2) herbaceous legumes, (3) cover legumes and green manures, (4) shrub legumes, and (5) other species of interest. Specific information is provided on the different forage species and their multiple uses over a broad range of production systems. The inclusion of color photographs facilitates the differentiation of species, and tables quickly provide the reader with a summary of the uses and characteristics of each species.
Keywords: Feed crops; Feed grasses; Feed legumes; Varieties; Uses; Plant establishment; Crop management; Productivity; Seed production; Plant propagation; Forage; Hillsides; Central America.
ISBN:958-694-048-9
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