Study on asexual propagation of the wild leguminous plant of Desmodium tiflourum

Rapid reproduction technique of nutritive part of Desmodium tiflourum in subtropical climate of Guangdong was studied. The results showed that D. tiflourum was adapted to various soil conditions, and its average planting survival rate in various soil was over 83%, with 96% in latosol. The D. tiflourum could be planted in spring, summer and autumn, and the survival rate reached 98% in July. The survival rate of various asexual propagation methods was more than 92%, and the highest rate was 98%. Plant moisture retention and avoiding wilting was the key of promoting the survival rate. The superior soil substance used for asexual propagation or turfestablishment was latosol, and the optimum season was summer.