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Species Selection and Development: Legumes: Warm-season

Table 5. Seeding rates, soil texture, estimated seed cost, estimated dry matter (DM) production, possible livestock disorders, and regions adapted to Texas of warm-season annual grasses.

	Seeding Rate lbs PLS/A	Soil Texture¹	Estimated Seed Cost $/A	Estimated DM Production/A	Remarks:	Possible Disorders ²	Regions Adapted ³
Annual
Cowpea	40-45	s.l.	20-25	2500-5000	More drought tolerant	N	1-7
Lablab	20-25	s.l. or c.l.	45-55	2000-6000		N	1-7
Lespedeza (annual)	25-30	s.l.	25-30	1000-3000		N	1.3
Peanut (annual)	50-60	s.l.	50-60	2000-4000		N	1-9
Soybeans	50-60	Loam	30-35	3000-6000	Requires high fertility	N	1-4
Perennial
Bundleflower	8	s.l. or c.l.	60	2500-5000		N	1-7
Kudzu	N/A	s.l.	N/A	5000	Only adapted to extreme east TX	N	1
Lespedeza	25	s.l.	40	4000-6000	Only adapted to extreme east TX	N	1
Rhizoma Peanut (perennial)	80 bu/A	s.l.	Not available	1500-4000	Vegetatively propagated	N	1-7
¹ c.l.=clay loam; s.l.=sandy loam ² 1=ergot poisoning or staggers; 2=prussic acid poisoning; 3=nitrate NO₃ accumulation; 4=interstitial cystitis; 5=photosensitization; 6=fescue toxicosis; and 7=grass tetany ³ 1=Pineywoods; 2=Gulf Prairies; 3=Post Oak Savannah; 4=Blackland Prairies; 5=Cross Timber and Prairies; 6=South Texas Plains; 7=Edwards Plateau; 8=Rolling Plains; 9=High Plains; and 10=Trans-Pecos