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Pasture seed production in Colombia

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Ferguson, John E.
Spatial Coverage	Colombia [CO]
Description	Within Colombia significant amounts of seed are produced and exported of the perennial tropical grasses; Brachiaria decumbens, Cenchus ciliaris, Dichanthium aristatum, Hyparrhenia rufa, Melinis minutiflora, and Panicum maximum. Small amounts of the perennial legume Pueraria phaseoloides are produced. There are very few seed producers in Colombia in the conventional sense. This apparent anomaly is explained by the fact that seed is natural by-product in some grazing regions which is harvested from pastures by manual contract labour and then traded between merchants, generally without any mechanical processing. While at present production of seed is a secondary, opportunistic, low technology, highly manual enterprise, the seed industry is changing rapidly. In recent years, a few specialist producers and processors have had dramatic effects in improving species range, production and seed quality. Future prospects appear to be favourable.
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/39ec23c3-c159-43b4-90c3-6b93d639072c
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher	International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Publisher Date	1980-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Feed Grasses Feed Legumes Seed Production Crop Yield Gramíneas Forrajeras Leguminosas Forrajeras Producción De Semillas Rendimiento De Cultivos Beans Seed Systems
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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