Crotalária

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Scientific name: Crotalaria spectabilis

Common Name: Crotalária

Soil fertility: low to medium

Growth form: shrubby.

Height: 0,6 to 1,5m .

Use: nematode control

Digestibility: toxic .

Palatability: toxic .

Rainfall metric: above 800 mm annual.

Drought tolerance: medium.

Cold tolerance: low.

Dry matter protein content: 16 to 18%.

Sowing depth: 2 to 4 cm.

Vegetative cycle: annual.

Forage production: 5 to 8 t. ms/ha/ano.

Pasture sours: tolerant.

Kg/ha: 15 to 20

Information:Legumes used mainly for soil nematode control. Both in areas of agriculture and sugarcane reform.
It can also be used as green fertilization for nitrogen fixation in the soil.
NOTE: Toxic plant for grazing.

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