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View crop Data sheet EcoPortAlysicarpus vaginalis
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| DESCRIPTION: A low, spreading, herbaceous legume. The stems may reach a length of up to 1 m. It has reddish yellow or pale purple flowers. USES: It is cultivated for pasture, hay, and forage. It is also used for soil improvement and conservation and provides effective erosion control on newly established terraces. It is used as cover crop on rubber plantations. GROWING PERIOD: Summer annual or short-lived perennial. COMMON NAMES: Alyce clover. FURTHER INF It is native of East Africa and South-East Asia. It is grown from sea level to 1400 m altitude in many tropical areas. It is native of areas with between 900-2000 mm annual rainfall and can stand dry seasons of up to 6 months but may behave as an annual in more dry regions. The leaves are killed by light to moderate frosts and the plants are killed by heavy frosts but generally regenerates strongly from seed in the following spring/summer. It grows on a wide range of soil types from coralline sands to moderately acid clays. It has moderate fertility requirements and will respond to P and K fertilisers when growing on infertile soils. Its susceptibility to nematodes can limit productive growth to heavier soils, including black clays. Low salinity tolerance. It does not like waterlogged conditions but can tolerate short-term flooding. It is a common weed of lawns throughout the Asian region. It is very susceptible to nematodes. Hay yields average from 3.7-6.5 t/ha. | Sources |
| Grassland Index Heath M 1985 pp 159 [RAIN, TEXT] Skerman P 1988 pp 216-217 [TEXT, LIMIT, DRA] Duke J 1981 pp 15-17 317 [TEXT, DEP, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Duke J 1975 pp 6 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 136 [USE] Mannetje L 1992 pp 42-44 [TEXT, PH, RAIN, DRA] Tropical forages 2005 |