Forage research in India: Issues and strategies

Ghosh, P. K.; Palsaniya, D. R.; Srinivasan, R.

doi:10.5958/2395-146x.2016.00001.6

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“…Urbanization has brought a marked shift in the lifestyle of people towards consumption of milk products, meat and eggs, resulting increased demands for livestock products (Ghosh, Palsaniya, Rai, & Kumar, ). Rapidly developing periurban livestock farming, emerging forage markets, a vibrant cooperative dairy sector and increased availability of livestock‐based products in super markets are indicators of fast economic changes in the livestock sector (Ghosh, Palsaniya, & Srinivasan, ). However, the productivity of Indian livestock often remains low.…”

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Response of guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) genotypes to intercropping with forage legumes under varying nitrogen management options

Choudhary

Govindasamy

Palsaniya

2018

Grass and Forage Science

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Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) is an important source of forage in India but it remains dormant during the winter season. The space between rows of grass can be utilized by incorporating forage legumes. This 3‐year study evaluated two genotypes of guinea grass in monocropping and intercropping with cowpea and Egyptian clover under different N management options. Guinea grass genotype BG‐2 produced higher dry‐matter yields than BG‐1, both in monocropping and in intercropping. However, dry‐matter yield of forage legumes was higher under BG‐1. The yield advantage in terms of land equivalent ratio was higher in BG‐1 (1.69) than BG‐2 (1.60). BG‐1 was more dominant than BG‐2 in intercropping. Soil properties such as dehydrogenase activity, microbial biomass carbon and available N were improved under grass–legume intercropping compared with grass alone. Higher crude protein and N uptake were also observed in BG‐2. Net returns of grass–legumes intercropping were 30%–40% higher compared with monocropping of guinea grass. Among N management options, higher growth, crude protein content and forage yield were achieved with application of 40 kg N/ha after each cut of guinea grass in double split. Therefore, guinea grass + cowpea–Egyptian clover intercropping with 40 kg N/ha after each grass cut in double split can be suggested for higher forage productivity, profitability and soil properties.

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Response of guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) genotypes to intercropping with forage legumes under varying nitrogen management options

Choudhary

Govindasamy

Palsaniya

2018

Grass and Forage Science

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“…Crop residues, cultivated fodder, and fodder from community resources like permanent pastures and grazing lands are the three main sources of fodder in India. There is a big gap in fodder availability and F I G U R E 1 Year wise Demand and supply of green and dry fodder in India (source: IGFRI Vision, 2050) demand due to multiplicity of forage crops grown in different seasons and regions, non-commercial nature of crops, and production of forage with minimal inputs from degraded and marginal land (Ghosh et al, 2016). Further, since it is not cost-effective to transport forages across long distances, regional and seasonal deficits are more critical than national deficiencies.…”

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“…For millennia, livestock has been a symbol of wealth and power across civilizations, and India is lucky to have the world's largest and most diverse livestock population. Around 70% of households rely on the livestock and agriculture sector for their livelihood (Ghosh et al, 2016). According to the 20th Livestock Census -2019, India's total livestock population is 535.82 million, up by 4.6% from the previous Census in 2012.…”

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A review of India’s fodder production status and opportunities

Singh

Bohra

Tyagi

et al. 2022

Grass and Forage Science

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Agriculture and animal husbandry are culturally, religiously, and economically intertwined with the intricate fabric of human society, as mixed farming and livestock rearing are a vital element of rural life (Dagar, 2017). Draught power, rural transportation, manure, fuel, milk and meat all are provided by livestock, which is quite often the only source of monetary revenue for subsistence farmers and also act as insurance against the crop failure. It also directly affects the livelihood and food security of nearly a billion people around the world and affects the diet and health of many more (Downing et al., 2017;Hurst et al., 2005). For millennia, livestock has been a symbol of wealth and power across civilizations, and India is lucky to have the world's largest and most diverse livestock population. Around 70% of households rely on the livestock and agriculture sector for their livelihood (Ghosh et al., 2016). According to the 20th Livestock Census -2019, India's total livestock population is 535.82 million, up by 4.6% from the previous Census in 2012. Cattle, buffalo, mithun and yak make up the 302.82 million bovine populations. It is home to 57.3% of the world's buffalo population and 14.7% of the world's cattle population. In the country, there are around 74.26 million sheep and 148.8 million goats (20th Livestock Census-2019, 2019).

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“…As per 19 th livestock census of 2012, the total livestock population in India is 512.05 million and Livestock rearing contributes to 4.11 % of National GDP (Ghosh et al,2016). Fodder crops form the primary component of livestock diet.…”

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Characterization and comparative analyses of genetic divergence for identification of diverse parents on napier grass germplasm (Pennisetum purpureum L. Schumach)

Anandhinatchiar¹,

Babu²,

Iyanar³

et al. 2020

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The present study was carried out to characterize 56 Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum L. Schumach) accessions using 17 qualitative traits and to assess the magnitude of genetic diversity among the accessions using 13 biometrical traits in order to select diverse genotypes for using them as parents in future breeding programme. Characterization of the germplasm revealed the presence of discernible variation for majority of the traits with an extremity in the following traits viz., presence of prop roots, leaf sheath pigmentation and bristle length ranging from 8.93 %-67.86 %, 8.93 %-64.29 % and 3.57 %-58.93 %, respectively. Genetic diversity among the genotypes was assessed based on Mahalanobis's D 2 statistics and agglomerative hierarchical clustering approach. Based on Tocher's method, the genotypes were classified into 11 clusters. The highest inter cluster distance was observed between cluster X and VI (67.82), VI and IV (57.63) and cluster VIII and VI (52.48). Therefore, the genotypes from the above clusters viz., FD 437, FD 470, FD 474, FD 471, FD 461, FD 473, FD 476, FD 462, FD 426 could be used as parents for the development of high yielding Pearl millet Napier hybrids. Clusters V, X and XI exhibited the highest mean values for majority of the yield attributing traits. Therefore, genotypes from the clusters V, X and XI viz., FD 459, FD 426, FD 468 could be utilized in future hybridization programme for enhancing the appropriate traits. In agglomerative hierarchical clustering method also, the genotypes were classified into 11clusters. Outcome from Tocher's method and agglomerative hierarchical approach relatively complement with each other and satisfactory to delineate the genetic divergence among the germplasm.

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Forage research in India: Issues and strategies

Cited by 25 publications

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Response of guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) genotypes to intercropping with forage legumes under varying nitrogen management options

Response of guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) genotypes to intercropping with forage legumes under varying nitrogen management options

A review of India’s fodder production status and opportunities

Characterization and comparative analyses of genetic divergence for identification of diverse parents on napier grass germplasm (Pennisetum purpureum L. Schumach)

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