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Biomass Quantity and Quality from Different Year-Round Cereal–Legume Cropping Systems as Forage or Fodder for Livestock [PDF]

Sustainability, 2021
The quantity and quality of forage and fodder crops is the major drawback of the livestock sector in the country. There is a need to bridge the gap between the supply and demand of fodder through the adoption of specific sustainable fodder production ...
Konapura Nagaraja Manoj, B. G. Shekara, Shankarappa Sridhara, Prakash Kumar Jha, P. V. Vara Prasad   +4 more
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Analyzing trends and future projections in fodder oats (Avena sativa L.) for quality seed production in India [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
Oats (Avena sativa L.) is a multipurpose, popular, nutritionally rich cereal crop widely used for food, feed, and fodder. In India, it is cultivated on nearly 0.25 M ha in the northern, northwestern, and central regions and has recently expanded to the ...
Subhash Chand, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Ajoy Kumar Roy, Dunna Vijay, Dunna Vijay, Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary, Indu, Pradeep Kumar, Rajiv Kumar Agrawal, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Pankaj Kaushal, Devendra Kumar Yadava, Ram Vinod Kumar, Awnindra Kumar Singh, Shahid Ahmed, Devendra Ram Malaviya, Rajesh Kumar Singhal, Birendra Prasad, Rahul Kapoor, Amit Kumar Jha, Ravish Panchta   +21 more
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Enhancing Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Seed Yield: The Effect of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Supplementation and Efficiency of Other Pollinators [PDF]

Biology
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is an important fodder crop with 16–25% protein and 20–30% fibre content. It requires pollinators for seed development through a process known as “tripping”. Honey bees are preferred for their easy management and mass rearing to
Kamran Ejaz, Mudssar Ali, Fawad Zafar Ahmad Khan, Raimondas Mozūratis   +3 more
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Water Use Efficiency and Economic Evaluation of the Hydroponic versus Conventional Cultivation Systems for Green Fodder Production in Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2023
The current study is aimed to assess water use efficiency and evaluate economic viability of hydroponic and conventional production of barley green fodder by keeping in view the water scarcity challenges in Saudi Arabia.
N. Elmulthum, F. Zeineldin, S. Al-Khateeb, K. M. Al-Barrak, Tagelsir Ahmed Mohammed, M. Sattar, A. S. Mohmand   +6 more
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Potential of Halophytes as Sustainable Fodder Production by Using Saline Resources: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions

Plants, 2023
Good quality water and arable land are required for both domestic and agricultural uses. Increasing population leads to urbanization and industrialization increasing the need to share these resources and creating threats to the food supply.
Maria Hasnain, Z. Abideen, Faraz Ali, M. Hasanuzzaman, A. El-Keblawy   +4 more
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Management of tree fodder banks for quality forage production and carbon sequestration in humid tropical cropping systems – An overview

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2023
Livestock forms an integral component of humid tropical cropping systems, providing food and financial security, employment, and insurance against crop failure for small scale farmers.
A. Raj, R. Raj, T. Kunhamu, V. Jamaludheen, A. R. Chichaghare   +4 more
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Seed Priming and Coating by Nano-Scale Zinc Oxide Particles Improved Vegetative Growth, Yield and Quality of Fodder Maize (Zea mays)

Agronomy, 2021
Nano-fertilizers of essential plant nutrients, including micronutrients, have the potential to improve nutrient use efficiency and productivity of field crops in deficient soils.
Manisha Tondey, A. Kalia, Alla Singh, G. S. Dheri, M. S. Taggar, E. Nepovimova, O. Krejcar, K. Kuča   +7 more
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Opuntia spp. as Alternative Fodder for Sustainable Livestock Production

Animals, 2022
Simple Summary Livestock production is a significant subsector of agriculture around the world and can be adversely affected by the scarcity of good quality green forage.
G. Pastorelli, V. Serra, Camilla Vannuccini, E. Attard   +3 more
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Impacts of House Mice on Sustainable Fodder Storage in Australia

Agronomy, 2022
Mice cause substantial economic, social, and environmental damage to rural production systems and communities in Australia, especially during mouse plagues.
P. R. Brown, Steve Henry
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Evaluation of global Cenchrus germplasm for key nutritional and silage quality traits

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
Cenchrus is important genera of grasses inhabiting tropical pastures and the Indian grasslands system. Its forage value is well established to sustain nomadic livestock and wildlife.
Sultan Singh, Tejveer Singh, Krishan Kunwar Singh, Manoj Kumar Srivastava, Madan Mohan Das, Sanat Kumar Mahanta, Neeraj Kumar, Rohit Katiyar, Probir Kumar Ghosh, Asim Kumar Misra   +9 more
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