Joint vetch
Introduction
- Scientific name: Aeschynomene americana
- Common name: Thornless mimosa
- Erect ascending summer growing perennial legume, native to Central and South America.
- Deep rooted and competes well with grasses.
- Inflorescence a loose, few flowered receme, violet to purple to pinkish orange.
- Seeds grey green to brown color.
- Seed yield upto 1 t/ha and sown at a rate of 40kg/ha and seed should be scarified.
Soil
- Well adapted to poor or low fertile soil, derived from sandstone, shale and granite and is tolerant to infertile wet soil.
- Doesn’t tolerate water logging condition.
Yield
- DM is about 4-5 t/ha in 4-5 cuttings.
- Yields upto 14t/ha under managed fertilizer condition.
- Contains 20% crude protein.