Forage Crops of the World, Volume II: Minor Forage Crops / edited by Md. Hedayetullah and Parveen Zaman.
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Toronto ; New Jersey : Apple Academic Press, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (376 pages) : 39 illustrations, text file, PDFContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781351167284Subject(s): TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General | Forage plants | Crop scienceGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleOnline resources: Click here to view. Also available in print format.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Setaria Grass (African Grass) -- --Md. Hedayetullah, Parveen Zaman, and Dhiman Mukherjee -- Para Grass (Buffalo Grass) -- --Md Riton Chowdhury -- Doob Grass (Bermuda Grass) -- --Md. Hedayetullah and Parveen Zaman -- Marvel Grass (Diaz Blue Stem) -- --Golam Moinuddin -- Pangola Grass (Digit or Woolly Finger Grass) -- --Md. Hedayetullah, Parveen Zaman, and Rajib Kundu -- Canary Grass (Harding Grass) -- --Bulbul Ahmed and Md. Hedayetullah -- Anjan Grass (African Foxtail Grass) -- --Md. Hedayetullah, B. Bhattacharya, and Parveen Zaman -- Rhodes Grass (Abyssinian Rhodes Grass) -- --Md. Hedayetullah, and Sibajee Banerjee -- Grass Pea (Indian Vetch) -- --Raghunath Sadhukhan, Md. Hedayetullah, and Parveen Zaman -- Moth Bean (Dew Bean) -- --Parveen Zaman and Md. Hedayetullah -- Soybean (Bhatman) -- --Sagar Maitra -- Fenugreek (Greek Clover) -- --Parveen Zaman, Md. Hedayetullah, and Kajal Sengupta -- Senji (Sweet Clover) -- --Md. Hedayetullah, Parveen Zaman, and Raghunath Sadhukhan -- Mung Bean (Green Gram) -- --Kajal Sengupta -- Urd Bean (Black Gram) -- --Kajal Sengupta and Md Hedayetullah -- Sunflower (Sujyomukhi) -- --A. Zaman and Parveen Zaman -- Brassicas -- --Utpal Giri, Soma Giri, Navendu Nair, Abhijit Saha, Sonali Biswas, Niladri Paul, M. K. Nanda, and Protit Bandyopadhyay -- Turnip (Salgam) -- --Parveen Zaman and Md. Hedayetullah -- Gajar (Carrot) -- --Mohammed Abdel Fattah and Md. Hedayetullah -- Amaranthus (Pigweed) -- --G. C. Bora -- Subabul (River Tamarind) -- --Sagarika Borah, Mokidul Islam, and T. Samajdar -- Gliricidia (Quickstick) -- --Golam Moinuddin -- Khejri (Prosopis) -- --Raj Kumar, B. S. Khadda, A. K. Rai, J. K. Jadav, and Shakti Khajuria -- Non Conventional Legumes Forage Crops -- --Dhiman Mukherjee and Md Hedayetullah -- Azolla: An Unconventional Forage Crop -- --Dulal Chandra Roy, Abhijit Saha, and Sonali Biswas -- Disease Management of Non-Leguminous and Non-Graminaceous Forages -- --Diganggana Talukdar and Utpal Dey
This book, the second of two volumes, discusses the importance of fodder production of the minor fodder crops for animals. It focuses on 25 minor forage crops, including non-leguminous perennial forages, leguminous forages, and non-graminaceous forages. It discusses crop production methodology and agronomic management in a systemic way, providing an abundance of information on each type of forage crop discussed, including preferred soil type, land capability, cropping patterns, climate, and socioeconomic conditions. It goes on to address pests, disease management, agroforestry in fodder and forage crops, preservation, and production and climate change.This volume provides valuable information needed for effective forage crop production and management. The book, with chapters from highly qualified scientists, will be a rich resource for researchers, academicians, students, and those in the industry. Forage Crops of the World, Volume I: Major Forage Crops focuses on major forage crops.Key features: • Discusses 25 different types of minor forage crops, including many types of grasses and other plants• Provides information on agronomic production practices• Covers pest and disease management practices for forage crops
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