This study was conducted in 2019‒2020 to morphologically characterize and cluster 26 germplasm entries of Bouffordia dichotoma, the native legume collected in eastern Amhara (Ethiopia) for eventual selection of promising lines as forage crops. The IBPGR descriptors list were used for characterization of the entries and data were analyzed using R software. Cluster analysis was […]
Bouffordia dichotoma (Willd.) Ohashi et al. [syn. Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC], family Fabaceae, is recognized by farmers (locally called Chimero) in Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia as a valuable livestock feed. This forage is growing as spontaneous intercrop with sorghum or maize crop. It is an herbaceous self-regenerating legume growing in a wild state. Short-listed accessions […]
