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Florida Carpon Desmodium

J. Vendramini and A. E. Kretschmer, Jr.


Release Date: 10/21/2020

Reviewed At: 11/28/2023

DOI: edis-ag249-2006

Agriculture

Abstract

Florida carpon desmodium is among the few perennial summer-growing, grazing-tolerant, herbaceous pasture legumes available to Florida cattle producers.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-112, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original EDIS publication date February 2006. Revised July 2010. This publication was originally written by M. B. Adjei and A. E. Kretschmer, Jr. Revised by J. Vendramini. This publication is also a part of the Florida Forage Handbook, an electronic publication of the Agronomy Department. For more information you may contact J. Vendramini (jv@ufl.edu). Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

 J. Vendramini, professor, Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center; and A. E. Kretschmer, Jr., professor emeritus, Agronomy Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

J. Vendramini
J. Vendramini

center director, Texas A&M AgriLife Stephenville Research and Extension Center, former professor and forage specialist, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center

Publication #SS-AGR-112