The Value of Centrosema Pubescens (Benth.) For Increasing Animal Production and Improving Soil Fertility in Northern Uganda

Abstract

The Value Of Including Centrosema Pubescens In Pasture Mixtures, As A Means Of Increasing Animal Production And Improving Soil Fertility, Was Investigated In Northern Uganda. Over A Period Of 30 Months Animal Production Was Significantly Higher Where The Grass-Legume Pastures Were Top Dressed With Single Superphosphate, Averaging 374 Lb. Live weight Gain Per Acre (419 Kg./Ha.) Per Annum As Compared With 308 Lb. (345 Kg. / Ha.) Per Annum from the Unfertilized Pasture. The Plots Receiving Single Superphosphate Had Top Soil Significantly Higher In both Total Nitrogen and Available Phosphorous and Produced Substantial Increases in Subsequent Arable Crop Yields,