{"product_id":"per-kg-greenleaf-desmodium-barenbrug","title":"PER KG GREENLEAF DESMODIUM BARENBRUG 9124523","description":"\u003cp id=\"c1-id-122\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eGreenleaf desmodium\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-123\"\u003eScientific name(s)\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-124\"\u003eDesmodium intortum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-125\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eStrengths\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-126\"\u003eGood early and late season vigour\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-127\"\u003eShade tolerant\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-128\"\u003eCombines with both tussock and creeping grasses\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-129\"\u003eLimitations\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-130\"\u003eLow seedling vigour\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-131\"\u003ePoor persistence under heavy grazing\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-132\"\u003eSusceptibility to pests\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-133\"\u003ePoor tolerance of drought and salinity\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-134\"\u003ePlant description\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-135\"\u003ePlant: A large trailing and scrambling perennial legume with a strong taproot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-136\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eStems: Grooved, hairy and reddish-brown in colour, branching freely, and rooting at the nodes.  They are not as heavy as, and less hairy than those of silverleaf desmodium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-137\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eLeaves: Comprise three dark green leaflets, each commonly about 4cm long and 3cm wide, with reddish-brown flecking on the upper surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-138\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eFlowers: Small (less than 1cm long), deep pink to lilac, borne in groups at the ends of the stems in late May - early June.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-139\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003ePods: Narrow segmented pods to 5 cm long, each holding 8 - 12 seeds.  The segments break up when mature and, being covered with short hooked hairs, will stick to hair or clothing, but not as tenaciously as those of silverleaf desmodium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-140\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eSeeds: Flattish, yellow-brown, oval-kidney shaped seeds about 1.5 mm long; about 595,000 seeds per kg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003ePasture type and use\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-142\"\u003eGrown in association with tussock and more open sward-forming grasses in permanent, semi-intensively managed pastures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-143\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eWhere it grows\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-144\"\u003eRainfall\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-145\"\u003eGreenleaf requires good moisture, growing best in areas receiving at least 1,200 mm rainfall, with warm season dominance.  Late season rainfall is essential for successful seed-set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-146\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eSoils\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-147\"\u003eGreenleaf requires good moisture, growing best in areas receiving at least 1,200 mm rainfall, with warm season dominance.  Late season rainfall is essential for successful seed-set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-148\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eTemperature\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-149\"\u003eGreenleaf is subtropical and grows well into the cool season if moisture is adequate.  It is more tolerant of light frosts than creeping vigna, but is \"cut\" by heavier frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-150\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eEstablishment\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-151\"\u003eCompanion species\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-152\"\u003eGrasses: Green and Gatton panics, kikuyu, pangola, paspalum, rhodes grass, setaria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-153\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eLegumes: Creeping vigna, glycine, greater lotus (e.g. Maku), siratro, white clover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-154\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eSowing\/planting rates as single species\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-155\"\u003eNot sown as single species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-156\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eSowing\/planting rates in mixtures\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-157\"\u003e1 -2 kg\/ha\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-158\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eSowing time\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-159\"\u003eSowing is best carried out when there is a high probability of follow-up moisture.  In frosted areas, 'Greenleaf' should be sown in spring, once the probability of frost is low, to give as long a period as possible for establishment prior to onset of next frosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-160\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eInoculation\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-161\"\u003eAlthough seedlings may nodulate with native rhizobia, it is best to inoculate seed with special Desmodium inoculant to ensure the most effective nitrogen fixation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-162\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eFertiliser\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-163\"\u003eIt requires at least moderate levels of fertility, and phosphorus, sulphur, and potassium may need to be applied.  'Greenleaf' has a high requirement for molybdenum, and may need up to 300g\/ha of molybdenum trioxide at sowing, or 600g\/ha sodium molybdate applied in solution post-emergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-164\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eManagement\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-165\"\u003eMaintenance fertliser\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-166\"\u003eSoil fertility should be maintained with applications of about 200kg\/ha superphosphate every 2 years, and muriate of potash as required, particularly if the 'Greenleaf' is growing with setaria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-167\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eGrazing\/cutting\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-168\"\u003eMature plants cannot tolerate constant heavy grazing or frequent heavy defoliation in which the growing points are removed; vigorous, dense stands are reduced to a scattering of small individual plants.  Grazing pressure should be adjusted to remove a proportion of leaf but retain growing points.  Even under careful grazing management, 'Greenleaf' rarely persists for more than 6 years, except in high rainfall environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-169\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eSeed production\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-170\"\u003e'Greenleaf' flowers late in the season, so seed crops should be grown in a fairly frost-free environment.  Mechanical harvest is made difficult by uneven ripening of the seed and the sticky nature of the seed pods which can 'ball-up'.  Stands are cut and windrowed and left to dry for 2 weeks before being threshed by a pick-up harvester using the highest possible drum speed and close concave settings.  Yields of 80 - 100 kg\/ha seed are common.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-171\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eAbility to spread\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-172\"\u003ePlants spread vegetatively, by rooting down along the trailing stems.  Spread from seed is limited because it mostly grows in areas where there is a high level of competition for the small, weak seedlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-173\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eWeed potential\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-174\"\u003eWhile it has some potential to spread into ungrazed, moist, shaded areas, it is not seen as a serious weed, unlike the related species, silverleaf desmodium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-175\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eMajor pests\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-176\"\u003ePlants, especially developing ones, can be weakened or killed by root-eating weevil larvae.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-177\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eMajor diseases\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-178\"\u003eIt is occasionally, but not seriously affected by legume little-leaf disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-179\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eHerbicide susceptibility\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-180\"\u003eModerate tolerance of 2,4-D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-181\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eAnimal production\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-182\"\u003eFeeding value\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-183\"\u003eAlthough crude protein levels in the foliage are relatively high, protein digestibility may be limited by high levels of condensed tannins.  \"Greenleaf' is better suited than 'Silverleaf' desmodium to provision of late season carryover feed due to its later flowering habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-184\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003ePalatability\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-185\"\u003eNot as palatable as legumes such as 'Siratro', but still well eaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-186\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eProduction potential\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-187\"\u003eMost commonly-used on dairy farms, but also useful for beef cattle where liveweight gains of over 500 kg\/ha have been recorded from grass-legume pastures based on 'Greenleaf'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"c1-id-188\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"\u003eLivestock disorders\/toxicity\u003cbr id=\"c1-id-189\"\u003eNone recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TGRM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48879098560754,"sku":"9124523","price":27.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/0528\/5106\/files\/9124523.jpg?v=1773817802","url":"https:\/\/tgrm.com.au\/products\/per-kg-greenleaf-desmodium-barenbrug","provider":"Tom Grady Rural Merchandise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}