Desmodium - Wikipedia
Desmodium is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae, sometimes called tick-trefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers or beggar lice. [2] There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time. Species are distributed widely – from Quebec to northern Argentina in the Americas, across northern and southern ...
Desmodium Legumes: A Climate Resilient Adaptation in
Originating from Central America, desmodium is a creeping branched perennial plant adapted to warm climates favoring temperatures between 25- 30° C (77-86 °F), 30° South, and 30° North, with favorable altitudes being 300 – 2500 m (985-8202 feet) above sea level and annual rainfall ranging from 700 – 3000 mm (Heuzé et al., 2017).
Desmodium - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Desmodium spp., commonly known as Beggars lice is a woody trailing legume in the Fabaceae family. There are dozens of species and there is indecision in the taxonomic world in defining the genus. This plant can be used as a living mulch or green manure as they are able to improve soil fertility via nitrogen fixation.
A comprehensive review of the Desmodium genus: An innovative ...
2024年5月11日 · Desmodium Desv., a genus within the Fabaceae family, encompasses about 350 species that are primarily found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. These plants have a long-standing history of traditional medicinal use in India, Thailand, and China, particularly for the treatment of liver diseases.
Desmodium | Desert Legume Program - cales.arizona.edu
Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form ; Desmodium adscendens. Desmodium arizonicum
Growing Desmodium, A Super Fodder Crop | FAO - Food and …
Desmodium is a legume that is commonly used as a protein supplement in dairy cattle, with many farmers growing it to cut production costs. The crop has numerous varieties but the most common are greenleaf and silverleaf. The legume can be intercropped with napier grass and maize to help control stemborer and weeds such as striga under the ...
Perennial legume intercrops provide multiple belowground ecosystem ...
2021年10月15日 · The PP intercropping system involves intercropping cereals such as maize and sorghum with a perennial legume, usually Desmodium sp., which repels insect pests (push) while simultaneously planting a trap crop that draws pests
Factsheet - Silverleaf desmodium - Key Search
Plant description. Plant: A large trailing and scrambling perennial legume with a strong taproot. Stems: The cylindrical or angular stems are covered with short, hooked hairs that stick to hair or clothing. Stems can root at the nodes if they touch moist soil.
Desmodium laxiflorum - Plants of the World Online | Kew …
Desmodium laxiflorum DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. Genome size (C-value) data for >12,000 plant and algal species. Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.
Desmodium uncinatum (Silver-leaf desmodium) | CABI …
2019年11月20日 · Evergreen legume with long cylindrical or angular stems covered with short, hooked hairs that stick to body hair or to clothing; rooting at the nodes; strong tap-root. Origin Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, …
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