Java
JAVA
Legume / Peulgewas
Macrotyloma axillare cv. Java
JAVA
Legume / Peulgewas
Macrotyloma axillare cv. Java
Java is a perennial twining and creeping forage legume that produces seed all year round. It presents high persistence under grazing. Java is used for intercropping between other perennial forage species such as Panicum spp., Brachiaria spp., Setaria spp. etc. It has nitrogen fixation capabilities and fixes up to 150 kg/N/Ha/year.
Product Details
| Origin: | Indonesia |
| Scientific name: | Macrotyloma axillare cv. Java |
| Soil fertility: | Low – Medium |
| Growth habit: | Creeping and Climbing |
| Utilisation: | Intercropped with pasture |
| Digestibility: | High |
| Palatability: | Medium |
| Rainfall requirements: | > 680 mm/year |
| Nitrogen fixation: | 150 kg/ha/year |
| Drought tolerance: | Good |
| Cold tolerance: | Medium – Low |
| Crude protein content: | 18 – 23% |
| Sowing depth: | 10 – 20 mm |
| Vegetative cycle: | Perennial |
| Forage production: | 5 – 9 ton DM/ha/year |