Potential of Sesbania rostrata as a forage intercrop with rice

In Bangladesh, small farmers often face a short-fall of fodder during the m ain rice-growing season and are forced to sell their cattle. Intercropping Sesbania rostrata with rice was tested as a way to produce extra fodder dur ing this period. Sesbania rostrata was easily established from cuttings, ha d good regrowth after clipping, and produced high dry matter yield as a bor der crop. It appears to have good potential as a forage crop during the mai n rice-growing season.