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| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A vigorous twining and climbing, slightly woody, hairy legume, deep-rooting and rather slender. Its main stems are about 0.6 cm in diameter and may reach 5-6 m in length. These intertwine and may result in a tangled mass of vegetation 60-75 cm deep. Leaves are large and trifoliate, flowers deep purple and pods straight, or slightly curved, cylindrical, 7.5-8.5 cm long. USES Used for pasture, hay and silage. GROWING PERIOD Perennial herb. Seeds are planted at the beginning of the rainy season (April-May in Puerto Rico). Seedlings grow slowly for 3-4 months but once well-established, they grow rapidly and covers the ground in about 365 days. In Australia the plants flower 126-180 days after sowing. COMMON NAMES Tropical kudzu, Puero, Krandang, Foea banga, Kudzu tropika, Singkamasaso, Bahay, Vaay, Pied, S'uak pied, Thua sian, paa, dau ma, Dau dai, Dau rung. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: P. javanica, P. phaseoloides var. javanica, Dolichos phaseoloides. Tropical kudzu is native of the Malaysian, Indonesian region. It is well adapted to the wet tropics at elevations from sea level up to 2000 m. In the southern hemisphere the crop can be grown from equator to 18 or even 23°S. The plant may root down 1.5 m, which probably explain why it can continue to grow during dry periods. The main stems may extend to 5-6 m. Dry matter yields may be 4-10 t/ha, while the production of green fodder may be up to 30-50 t/ha. | Sources |
| Grassland Index Skerman P 1988 pp 376-385 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, DRA, TEXT, PH, SAL, FER, PHO, LIG] Duke J 1975 pp 25 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1981 pp 214-216 319 [LIG, TEMP, RAIN, DRA, DEP, FER, TEXT, PH] Bryant P 1973 pp 359 [RAIN, KTMP, TEXT, PH, FER, DRA] Bogdan A 1977 pp 392-395 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, PH, FER, DRA] Mannetje L 1992 pp 192-195 [USE, RAIN, TEMP, PHO, LIG, DRA, TEXT, PH, FER] National RC 1979 pp 42 |