T.H. McCOSKER

Mt. Bundey Station, Adelaide River, Northern Territory.

Abstract

Three Centrosema pascuorum lines, Q10050, Q9855 and CPI 75115 were evaluated on a flooded soloth soil and a yellow earth on "Mt. Bundey" Station. Evaluation included experiments on legume/grass associations, fertiliser requirements, seed yield, time of sowing, insect attack, animal production and reaction to grazing.
CPI 75115 gave superior dry season animal production, established better under adverse conditions, had superior herbage yield and digestibility in grazed paddocks and appeared to be more resistant to insect attack. It did not differ from Q10050 in dry matter yield in some plot experiments, or in seed yield, appearance, grass compatability, chemical composition, or reaction to grazing and flooding. CPI 75115 was released in 1984 as cv. Bundey.