Indication
Peanut forage is recommended for intercropping with low-growing forages. It has good palatability and nutritional quality (15 to 22% CP). Recommended for regions with high rainfall. Due to its good ground coverage, it is recommended as a green manure cover and also in landscaping, as it produces yellow flowers.
Arachis pintoi cv. Amarillo MG100
Low fertility soils
Grazing intercropped with forage grass. Vegetative cover in orchard areas and 22 other perennial crops. Gardening.
5 to 8 tons/ha/year of dry matter (DM)
15 to 22%
62 to 73%
Perennial
Use and Management
Peanut forage in pastures intercropped with grasses is well accepted by animals. In intercropped areas, it is recommended to plant peanut forage in strips approximately 3 meters wide for every 15 meters of pasture strip. This integration is most suitable with low-growing grasses to avoid competition for sunlight. Recommended for regions with high rainfall. Due to its good ground coverage, it is recommended as green manure cover between crop rows such as coffee, orange, and other fruit trees, as well as in landscaping due to the pleasant appearance of its leaves and yellow flowers.
Origin
South America
Morphological Characteristics
Perennial legume, with creeping growth, stoloniferous, has a taproot, alternate leaves composed of four leaflets, quite aggressive, produces seeds below the soil surface, and is not very demanding in soil fertility.
