Small areas of humid higher altitude tropics and humid subtropics around the world. Used for dryland and irrigated long-term pastures, requiring careful management for longer-term …

Fertilization: Use a balanced, slow-release fertilizer once a month during the growing season to provide essential nutrients. Pruning: To maintain a bushy and compact shape, pinch back the …

Greenleaf desmodium is very palatable and tends to be heavily grazed, but it cannot stand constant heavy grazing or frequent defoliation that removes the bud promoting sites (cutting …

Desmodium intortum is valued for its ability to fix nitrogen in the soil, making it a beneficial plant for improving soil fertility. It is often used in agroforestry systems and as a cover crop to …

Although seedlings may nodulate with native rhizobia, it is best to inoculate seed with special Desmodium inoculant to ensure the most effective nitrogen fixation. It requires at least …

Desmodium intortum is used in push–pull agricultural pest management since it contains potent secondary metabolites that are released into the soil and aerially.

Apply 100 kg DAP per hectare . This information leaflet on livestock feeds and feeding technologies for small-scale farmers is developed through collaboration between ILRI and its …

Like other legumes, Desmodium intortum has the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in its root nodules, which enriches the soil with nitrogen. This not only benefits the plant itself but also …

Grow greenleaf desmodium as cover crop/green manure to suppress weeds, add fertility and control erosion in rotation with crops. Most varieties do not flower in the first year, so digging in …

Seeds are first treated with rhizobium inoculation and then broadcasted or sown in line. Stem cuttings can also be used for sowing. 1 st cutting is obtained after 4 months of sowing. …