A baseline survey was conducted to study socioeconomic aspects and farming practices of the fodder growing areas in 201011. Tree crops from the legume family, fabaecaea, that produce larger bean pods are extremely nutritious and quite often very prolific when the trees are mature. Subsequent cuts are done after an interval of 40 days from the first cut. If you are appearing for the upcoming railways or ssc exams, you must go through important scientific names of plants, fruits. Acacia koa koa 47 acacia koaia koaia 47 acacia mangium mangium 47 acalypha wilkensiana beefsteak 47 ajuga reptans carpet bugle 47 aleurites moluccana kukui, lama, lumbang, sakan, raguar, candlenut tree. Ghand babul mimosaceae tropics flowers are a source of essential oil used in perfumery. Due to early bulking capacity and short duration, these are often gown as catch crops. A fodder bank is not a permanent or separate store in the sense that a particular silo or hayshed is the fodder bank. The area under fodder crops has almost remained static for the last table 37. Cotton straw and cotton crop residues centipede grass. Crop residues are an important source of winter forage. The whole plant is used as forage for animals, with its use as cattle feed likely responsible for its name.
Forage crops are the important component of the livestock based. It refers to vegetative matter, fresh or preserved, utilized as feed for animals. Sorghum was also grown in india before recorded history and. Crop duration 65 to 70 days for fodder productivity 500 to 550 qha characters features plant type medium tall, high yielding, fodder quality green fodder palatable, stems juicy, dry fodder good quality, silage making green fodder is good for silage making, crude protein % 8 to 10 % remark two cuts can be taken. Andropogoneae introduction sorghum is indigenous to africa, and most of prevalent varieties originated on that continent. After the introduction, chapter 2 deals with the characteristics of grassland, pasture, fodder crops, crop residues, biological nitrogen fixation, grazing under tree. Oilseed radish is used as a cover crop, or a crop grown specifically to maintain cropland soil quality, fertility, and productivity magdoff and van es, 2009.
This publication can also function as a reference guide for those practicing crop rotation by ensuring that the alternate crop is from. Basically maize is an annual crop and can be cultivated on variety of soils, for complete maize farming info, read here. Forages are plants or parts of plants eaten by livestock cows, horses, sheep, goats, llamas, and wildlife deer, elk, moose, rabbits. Forage crops varieties indian grassland and fodder research. Nutritive value of commonly available feeds and fodders nddb. Plant genetic resources pgr for food and agriculture consist of the diversity of genetic material contained in traditional varieties and modern cultivars grown by farmers as well as crop wild. The first harvest or cut is done after 90 days of sowing at a height of 50 cm. Leguminous crops play a very important part in agriculture. It can also be grown as a crop mixture with leguminous fodder crops. In this publication, names of the fruits and vegetables are grouped in their plant families. National institute for scientific and industrial research. Using hydroponics technology, about 600 kg maize fodder can be produced daily in 78 days growth cycle, in only 4550 m2 area compared with one ha required in traditional farming naik and singh, 20. Oct 16, 2018 this plant is grown throughout the year as an irrigated crop, but is grown during juneoctober as rainfed crop.
Decision eu 2018 of the european parliament and of the council of 23 october 2018 amending council decision 200317ec as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in the federative republic of brazil on fodder plant seedproducing crops and cereal seedproducing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed and cereal seed produced in the federative republic of. The vegetables, grains and herbs on the following list were selected from seed catalogs and seed catalog websites that specifically mention the terms droughtresistant or droughttolerant in the variety description. Decision eu 2018 of the european parliament and of the. Chirchita amaranthaceae asia pulmonary affections cough asthma and skin diseases.
Forage traditionally meant plant material eaten by grazing livestock pasture, crop residue, immature cereal crops but is used more loosely these days to include what was previously indicated by fodder. Vegetation terms definitions forage edible parts of plants, other than separated grain, that can provide feed for. Other uses many species in the mimosoideae and caesalpinoideae subfamilies provide valuable timber, dyes, tannins, resins, gums, insecticides, medicines, and fibers. Many provide green manure for crops, such as sesbania rostrata in rice cr opping systems and gliricidia. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. Droughtresistant crops and varieties some crops and varieties require less water than others once they are established. Animal food crop or fodders pashu khadya indiaagronet. However, there are some options for integrating fodder crops in farms without sacrificing much land. Sep 11, 2019 you can use maize, pulses, wheat, and horse gram seeds to raise hydroponic fodder for growing crop like pearl millet and sorghum seeds you need expertise because these sprouted leaves may contain high rates of antinutritional factors that may harm your livestock. Fodder refers particularly to food given to the animals, rather than that which they forage for themselves. The first harvest can be done 50 days after planting and subsequently at 3040 days interval.
Whether fodder cultivation and thus animal husbandry is economically more beneficial compared with crop production must be assessed case by case. Ethnobotanical studies of some useful shrubs and trees of. Plant genetic resources of forage crops, pasture and rangelands. Botanical name common name name of family distribution traditional uses of plants photo 1. Some of the most important are listed in the table below. Feb 08, 2020 fodder crops are the crops grown exclusively for the livestock feed. Kikar mimosaceae india and tropical africa used for making furnitures, tanning, dyeing fabrics yellow, stem yields gum while. Silage is fermented, highmoisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle and other ruminants cudchewing animals. Cockspur grass echinochloa crusgalli forage calotropis.
Effective use of waste lands, degraded, marginal and sub marginal lands for the development of pastures and agro forestry systems. Rainfed crop yields about 3545 t ha1 of green fodder whereas the yield will be increased to about 50100 t ha1 under irrigated conditions. Growing hydroponic fodder forage a full guide gardening. Besides these important groups of fodders, root crops turnips, carrots and fodder beets, brassica spp. Walsh, in reference module in earth systems and environmental sciences, 2014 energy crops. Grasses bajra napier grass, guinea grass, fodder sorghum, fodder maize.
Fodder crops and amenity grasses beat boller springer. Abaca manila hemp musa textilis alfalfa for fodder medicago sativa alfalfa for seed medicago sativa almond prunus dulcis anise seeds pimpinella anisum apple malus sylvestris apricot prunus armeniaca areca betel nut areca catechu. The dairy cattle feeding system practised by farmers in malaysia is to give good quality forage. Botanical names of different crops used in the text common name botanical name maize zea mays sorghum sorghum bicolour wheat triticum. Rainfed crop yields about 3545 t ha 1 of green fodder whereas the yield will be increased to about 50100 t ha 1 under irrigated conditions.
Agriculture crops with botanical name agricultural study. The aim of fodder crops and amenity grasses, the fifth volume in the book series handbook of plant breeding, is to collect current knowledge in breeding research to serve breeders as well as researchers, students, but also their academic teachers. Their cultivation is being deservedly extended, and the increase in acreage devoted to their growth will undoubtedly continue until their full utilization as soil renovators and as cheap producers of fodder rich in nitrogenous compounds is attained. Forage is composed of plant leaves and stems mostly eaten by grazing animals. The pods are a blend of both a sugar resource and protein making it a fantastic feed along with the myriad of other vitamins and nutrients found in them. The cowpea vigna unguiculata is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus vigna. It requires very few inputs, as the plant s root nodules are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen, making it a valuable crop for resourcepoor farmers and wellsuited to intercropping with other crops.
List of plant pictures by scientific name scientific name. Fodder crops for dairy cattle, guide for dairy feed agri. Ethnobotany includes all sorts of relationships between people and plants. Sorghum sorghum sorghum bicolor poaceae gramineae 4. Botanical and common names, families, distribution and.
In most smallholder farms, fodder cultivation will compete for space with the cultivation of crops. Carl linnaeus, a famous botanist, and zoologist developed the system of binomial nomenclature. Apr 07, 2018 green fodder production from cereal crops. Crop rotation is not necessary in hydroponics, the same fodder species can be grown throughout the year. To help countries use icc, an alphabetical list of crops with botanical names and crop codes is shown in appendix 4. Increasing fodder production fodder production for the dry season plans to increase the yield of fodder crops per unit area. Promote fodder production in mixed farming systems. The ability of the more important pasture and fodder plants grown in new. Oats is an important cereal crop as well as fodder crop. In the lowlands, the paddy bunds may be sown or the paddy lands may be planted with forage crops before or after the main rice crop carangaletal.
Almost all plants are used as fodder belongs to the sub family papilionoidese. The prime varieties of maize are african tall, vijay composite, moti composite, ganga5 and jawahar. Fodder includes hay, straw, silage, compressed and pelleted feeds, oils and mixed rations, and sprouted grains and legumes. Fodder crops are the plant species that are cultivated and harvested for feeding the animals in the form of forage cut green and fed fresh, silage preserved. Sunnhemp is used for both stem fibre and green manure crop. Alphabetical list of crops with botanical name and crop code crop name botanical name icc code previous code 1 abaca manila hemp musa textilis 92 2. Fodder refers particularly to food given to the animals i. Fodder crops are the main source of nutrients for the livestock, so a mix of fodder crops are recommended for better production. Common, tagalog, and scientific names of fruits and. Sorghum was also grown in india before recorded history and in assyria as early as 700 bc.
Aprilseptember include summer crops like vegetables, cotton, rice, fodder maize and sorghum table 1. Forage crops for small ruminants agricultural training. Green fodder production information guide agri farming. More information on the definitions of crops is contained in definition and classification of commodities fao, 1996c. Most animal feed is from plants, but some manufacturers add ingredients to processed feeds that.
Common, tagalog, and scientific names of fruits and vegetables. Oilseed radish is used as a cover crop, or a crop grown specifically to maintain cropland soil quality, fertility, and. Factors that affect the choice of fodder crops fodder production for the dry season suitability to the local environment general characteristics of the species high feed value method of use availability of seedsplanting material managerial skills of the farmer productivity of the plant i. Acacia villosa tree green manure indonesia acacia koa koa tree fodder, lumber hawaii acacia lutea tree fodder argentina acacia mangium tree lumber, fuelwood southeast asia acacia mearnsii black wattle tree fuelwood, lumber, tannin south america, east africa, india. Bajra pearl millet pennisetum glaucum poaceae gramineae 5.
Pdf an economic view to forage and fodder production in. Define forages and differentiate between forage types. Fodder production and livestock farming are major farming activities in periurban areas of faisalabad. Fodder crops and amenity grasses handbook of plant. Rather, the total store of conserved fodder is built up year by year, part being for dryseason feed and part for reserve, the division being merely a book entry. Botanical and common names, families, distribution and use of plants sr. Every species on earth has its own unique scientific name. Fodder also called provender is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, rabbits, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. Fodder conservation for improved yearround feed supply. Due to its tolerance for sandy soil and low rainfall, it is an important crop in the semiarid regions across africa and asia. Selected top fodder species including all four districts preferences of 19 fodder tree species rank scientific name common name score 1 artocarpus lakoocha rox. The oldest stored fodder is always fed first, whether for. Fodder crops and amenity grasses handbook of plant breeding pdf. The fodder crops reduce a lot of financial burden for the farmers who own dairy farms, goat farm or sheep farms from buying commercial fodder.
Both the family names and the common plant names under them are listed alphabetically. Fodder crops for animals permaculture design course handbook. In in relaycropping, the fodder crops are grown in successions, i. Abaca manila hemp musa textilis alfalfa for fodder medica go sativa alfalfa for seed medicago sativa almond prunus dulcis anise seeds pimpinella anisum apple malus sylvestris apricot prunus armeniaca areca betel nut areca catechu. Botanical and common names, families, distribution. Forage crops varieties indian grassland and fodder. Forage production and management training manual 1. It is fermented and stored in a process called ensilage, ensiling or silaging, and is usually made from grass crops, including maize, sorghum or other cereals, using the entire green plant not just the grain. Fodder, also called provender, is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, rabbits, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. List of plant pictures by scientific name scientific. The most widespread plant coumarin is simple unsubstituted coumarin, which is common in many grasses and fodder crops sweet smelling volatile, which is released during plant harvesting and drying.
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