Author:
Potts Michael J.,Biranguza Evariste
Abstract
SUMMARYFour forage bassicas, kale, rape, turnips and swede, and fodder beet were evaluated for adaptation to tropical highland conditions using small-plot experiments and field observations. In a short cropping season turnips were best adapted with a mean yield of 22 t ha−1. The crop was quick to establish and gave good ground cover. Kale and swedes were better adapted to a long season and yielded more than perennial forage grasses or maize. Yield was related to the length of growing season, exceeding 100 t ha−1 by about 250 days. Kale and swedes established poorly on soils high in aluminium. Direct sunlight appeared to damage swede roots, causing secondary soft rots. Rape showed no advantage over kale. Fodder beet failed to establish satisfactorily in any of the experiments.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Agronomy and Crop Science
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