PASTURE UNDER COCONUT IN SOUTHERN THAILAND ; LEGUME SPECIES :
CENTROSEMA OR DESMODIUM HETEROCARPONS SEEMINGLY THE CHOICE
“ … centrosema has been sued successfully as a cover crop in the rubber plantation. It is also a good for animals. It adapts well to large area whether shady or open.
Desmodium heterocarpons , a native legume attracts a great deal of attention from many agronomists. … it grew well under the tree shade ; possessing stoniferous features , rooting at nodes contacting with ground surface; no sing of effect by plant pests ; has an ability to grow in acid soil ; acceptable to stocks. ( However, … its natural dissemination seems to be poor compared to centrosema. )”