Many develo** countries are facing a silent increase in deficiency of micronutrients in
forage crops that results in decreased levels of essential nutrients in animals. Micronutrients …

Cereal-legumes intercrop** is among the most economical and effective agronomic
strategies to boost forage biomass production, nutritional quality and monetary returns. This …

To ensure food security on sustainable basis, reducing weeds interference and boosting
land use efficiency are critical. A field study was conducted at research farm of University of …

Core Ideas Cereal‐legume binary mixtures increased forage productivity per unit area
compared to cereal‐cereal and legume‐legume binary mixtures. In binary mixtures, pearl …

The changing climate, water scarcity, reduction in the land area under forage crops,
expanding ruminant population, burgeoning demands for milk and meat production and …

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is one of the important cereals of arid and semi-arid
regions of Asia and Africa. Sorghum is a multipurpose cereal, mainly used as food, feed and …

Determining nutritional quality of indigenous forage species constitutes prerequisite to
improve the productivity of ruminants. This research was carried out at the research field of …

Summer annual grass‐legume mixtures may provide supplemental grazing for livestock
when cool‐season pastures are less productive, but nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for …

Food security assurance to meet the demands of increased population growth requires a
proportional increase in milk and meat production which, in turn, depends on animal …

In traditional row and strip cowpea-sorghum intercrop** systems, cowpea forage yield
reduces significantly due to intense competition and dominance of sorghum in acquiring …