Variety | Seeding Rate kg/ha | Comments |
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American Jointvetch – Glenn, Lee | 2 - 4 | Will grow in standing water for periods. Tall growing annual. |
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Amiga Stylo | 2 - 4 | As for verano plus adapted to drier cooler areas, superior seed production, improved persistance. |
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Butterfly Pea | 3 - 5 | Perennial, better suited to heavier soils. Non-toxic,high protein levels, no bloat problems. |
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Caribbean Stylo – Verano | 2 - 4 | Perennial/short-lived perennial. More robust Townsville stylo type. |
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Centurion – Cavalcade, Bundey | 2 - 4 | Summer annual. Heat loving, but tolerates a long dry season. Suits far north. |
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Creeping vigna – Shaw | 2 - 4 | Combines well with Kikuyu, and stands some water-logging.Stands grazing and spreads well. |
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Fine Stem stylo – Oxley | 2 - 4 | Stands heavy grazing, frost, drought and fire well on low fertility soils. |
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Glycine – Tinaroo, Cooper Malawi | 2 - 4 | Very soil specific, prefers fertile basalts in cooler,elevated situations. Viny. |
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Greenleaf Desmodium | 1 - 2 | Cooler tropical and mild subtropical conditions with adequate moisture, scrambles. |
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Jaribu Desmanthus | 2 - 4 | Tropical perennial, summer growing, suited to medium and heavy textured soils, some frost tolerance. |
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Joinvetch – Bargoo | 1 - 3 | Grows best on lighter soils where competition from grasses is weak. Seed difficult to obtain. |
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Kenya White Clover – Safari | 1 - 4 | A subtropical/tropical white clover. More drought hardy.Slow to become vigorous. |
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Leucaena – Peru, Cunningham | 2 - 4 | The outstanding tropical browse tree. |
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Lotononis – Miles | 0.5 - 2 | Less demanding of soil P levels than some legumes. Inclined to be erratic. |
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Puero | 1 - 4 | Excellent pioneer legume for wet tropics, viny, perennial. |
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Round leaf cassia – Wynn | 1 - 3 | Hardy, widely adapted. Stands heavy grazing well, essentially self regenerating annual. |
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Shrubby Stylo – Seca, Fitzroy | 2 - 4 | Will grow on some brigalow soils. Slow to establish but very hardy. |
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Siran Stylo | 3 - 6 | Multiple protection against Anthracnose. |
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Silverleaf desmodium, Greenleaf | 1 - 3 | Stands harder conditions and somewhat heavier soils. |
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Siratro | 1 - 3 | Needs careful management for best persistance. Viny, perennial. |
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Siratro Aztec | 1 - 3 | Rust resistant. |
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Amarillo forage peanut | 2 - 4 | Productive, persistant, perennial legume. Tolerant of heavy grazing. |
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