P. LUSEMBO¹, C. EBONG¹, E.N. SABIITI², MOHAMED-SALEEM³, ABATE TEDLA³ and J. NDIKUMANA⁴

¹Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute, Kampala, Uganda
²Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
³International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
⁴African Feed Resources Network, Nairobi, Kenya

Abstract

The dry matter production of 9 herbaceous legume species was evaluated over 3 years for their suitability as forage species in the subhumid regions of Uganda. Dry matter production of Centrosema pascuorum (6774), Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Wynn), Clitoria ternatea (9291), Macroptilium atropurpureum (Siratro), Stylosanthes guianensis (Cook), S. guianensis (163), S. hamata (Verano), S. scabra (441) and S. scabra (Seca) was assessed after 3-,6-,9- and 12-weeks regrowth in the wet season and after 6- and 12-weeks regrowth in the dry season. The Stylosanthes species were most productive in both wet and dry seasons. Appropriate seed production technologies need to be developed to make seed available for further studies and for distribution to farmers.