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Velvetbean (Mucuna Pruriens) Production in Southern Africa

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Title Velvetbean (Mucuna Pruriens) Production in Southern Africa
 
Creator Chakoma, Irenie
 
Contributor Manyawu, Godfrey
Gwiriri, Lovemore
Moyo, Siboniso
Dube, Sikhalazo
 
Subject velvet bean
 
Description Velvet bean is a high yielding leguminous forage crop that is high in nitrogen (N)/crude
protein content. It is usually sown as an N-fixing ley crop or as a green manure crop to
improve soil fertility. In the sub-humid regions it can be intercropped with maize to
improve soil fertility, maximize grain / herbage yields per unit area and provide mixed
crop for hay/silage making. Whether it is grown as a single or mixed crop Velvet bean
provides early dry season grazing or fodder for hay-making or mixed-crop silage
(improving the N content of cereal or grass silage). Its hay and silage can be used as
supplementary feed during the dry season as they both improve the digestibility of poor
quality roughages, such as maize stover. Mucuna is a prolific seeder and its seed (26 %
CP) can be used in home-mixed rations to replace commercial supplements. However, its
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grain is not so useful to non-ruminant livestock. It can only be used for human
consumption after reducing this toxin by boiling and discarding the water several times.
Velvet bean can be grown for soil fertility, green manure and as a cover crop in
Conservation Agriculture (CA).
 
Date 2015-07-23
2016-09-20T11:16:41Z
2016-09-20T11:16:41Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/hrvlQ5gz
Irenie Chakoma, Godfrey Manyawu, Lovemore Gwiriri, Siboniso Moyo, Sikhalazo Dube. (23/7/2015). Velvetbean (Mucuna Pruriens) Production in Southern Africa. Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4942
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)