Chemiseed Sdn. Bhd.
PLANT CHARACTER
Type: Vigorous annual or short-lived trailing perennial. Stems are succulent, covered with long brown hairs.
Root: Dense and shallow up to 50cm deep. Creeping in the lower parts. Rooting at nodes in contact with the soil. Upper part of stem is twining.
Growth: Mass of foliage is between 30-55cm deep.
USES
Nitrogen-fixing legume, controls erosion, reduces soil temperature, improves soil fertility, and controls weeds.
GROWTH HABIT
Moderately shade tolerant. Warm-growing legume. Can withstand flooding conditions. Grows better on acidic clay soils (pH 4.5-5). Poor drought tolerant.
PLANTING TYPE & SEEDING RATE
Monoculture-10kg/ha. Mixture- 4kg/ha
PLANTING METHOD
Drill or in holes
DRY MATTER PRODUCTION
14t/ha (single cut)
NO. OF SEEDS/KG
65,000 - 70,000 Seeds
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