Cratylia argentea – review of a tropical shrub legume: Biology and agronomy

Authors

  • Rainer Schultze-Kraft International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
  • Carlos E. Lascano International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17138/tgft(12)49-72

Abstract

A comprehensive review, based on about 170 references, synthesizing research and development about Cratylia argentea, is presented to contribute to expand interest in its diffusion and use in animal production systems. The species has been widely evaluated, mainly in tropical America, with the objective to develop a shrub legume as an alternative to the fertile soils requiring Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepìum. The review comprises: (1) an illustrated description of the species, its biogeography and information on germplasm collections and genetic diversity; (2) synthesis and discussion of results from agronomic research, reproductive biology and seed production; (3) synthesis and discussion of results from research on nutritive value including secondary compounds, forage utilization and animal production. Particular strengths of the species are adaptation to the acid, low-fertility soils that prevail in the tropics, drought tolerance in subhumid climates with a pronounced dry season, and high nutritive value leading to increased animal production. Major shortcomings are slow establishment, labor demand in cut-and-carry systems and rapidly declining seed quality. A blend of two germplasm accessions was released as a commercial forage legume cultivar in Costa Rica and Colombia. Technology adoption issues are discussed and suggestions for future research presented.

Author Biography

Rainer Schultze-Kraft, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Professor Rainer Schultze-Kraft is an agronomist who specialized in tropical pastures and forages from 1970 on. During 1973-1976 he conducted the research for his PhD project at CIAT, Colombia, and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany, and worked from 1976 until 1991 in the then CIAT Tropical Pastures Program. In 1991 he was appointed Professor for Pastures and Forages in the Tropics and Subtropics at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, where he worked until retirement in 2007. At CIAT, Rainer established the Center’s collection of tropical forage germplasm adapted to acid, low-fertility soils, mainly legumes and mainly via collecting expeditions that he conducted, in collaboration with national partner institutions, in tropical America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Besides his plant introduction work, he was involved in agronomic evaluation of forage germplasm as well as activities within RIEPT, the International Tropical Pasture Evaluation Network. At the University of Hohenheim, besides postgraduate-teaching he led a number of research projects in the area of tropical forages and biodiversity, mainly via MSc and PhD students, in tropical America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Rainer is (co)author of >250 scientific publications. In 1997 he received the award of a Fellow of the Tropical Grassland Society of Australia. Since his retirement from the University of Hohenheim he has been an advisor to the CIAT Tropical Forages Program, after 2009 as a CIAT Emeritus Scientist.

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Schultze-Kraft, R., & Lascano, C. E. (2024). Cratylia argentea – review of a tropical shrub legume: Biology and agronomy. Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 12(2), 49–72. https://doi.org/10.17138/tgft(12)49-72

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