Sesbania sesban

Fast-growing shrub or small tree with pinnate leaves that grows on stream banks and swamp edges. Because of its shallow root system, it can compete with other crops when interplanted. Both the leaves, about 15 cm long, and the young branches are lopped for fodder, which is readily eaten by cattle. Decoction of leaves is used by the natives of Hausa for washing animals as a prevention against tsetse-fly bites.
 

 

 

 

 

 

As % of dry matter

  

 

                

 

 

 

 

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Fresh leaves, 

                    

mature, Kenya

 

 

26.0

14.4

7.6

2.6

49.4

1.11

0.27

129

 

                        

Fresh leaves, 

                    

India

 

 

31.8

26.5

12.2

10.1

0.9

50.4

2.78

0.43

379

 

                        

Pods, India

 

 

7.8

10.0

6.2

0.5

75.5

1.37

0.37

"

 

                        

Seeds, India

 

 

21.2

8.5

7.2

2.6

60.5

0.44

0.68

"

 

                        

 

                        

 

 

 

 

 

Nylon bag degradability

      

 

                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

b

c

 

12hr

48hr

Ref

 

 

 

 

 

 

(%)

(%)

(/hour)

(%)

(%)

  

 

                        

Leaves (freeze dried)

DM

 

 

 

 

89.7

90.6

630

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

96.0

 

"

 

                        

 

[P (rumen degradability at time t) = a+b*(1-exp(-c*t))]

 

                        

 

                        

 

                        

 

                        

 

                        

References

129, 379, 630

Abstracts

Composition(99), Rabbits(92)