Sustainable forage cropping systems for round the year green fodder supply in irrigated subtropics of Jammu

Authors

  • Swati Mehta Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu-180009, India
  • Neetu Sharma Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu-180009, India
  • Navjot Rana Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-144411, India
  • Rajesh Kumar Lovely Professional University, Phagwara-144411, India
  • Meenakshi Attri Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu-180009, India
  • Faraaz Farooq Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu-180009, India
  • Joy Samuel Mecarty Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu-180009, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59515/rma.2024.v45.i2.21

Keywords:

Annual fodder, Cropping system, Legumes, Perennial grasses, System productivity

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted during 2020-21 and 2021-22 to evaluate various forage-based cropping systems for irrigated conditions of Jammu. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design and replicated thrice. Results showed that multicut sorghum + maize with root slips of napier planted on field boundaries in July recorded significantly highest green forage yield which was though statistically at par with multicut sorghum + maize with root slips of Setaria planted on field boundaries in July followed by multicut sorghum + maize with stem cuttings of napier planted on field boundaries in January and multicut sorghum + maize with stem cuttings of Setaria planted on the field boundaries in January during kharif season. In rabi season, berseem + oat with root slips of napier planted on field boundaries in July was found to be significantly superior than other treatments. Multicut bajra + maize - berseem + barley with stem cuttings of napier planted on field boundaries in January recorded higher system productivity which was at par with the treatment multicut bajra + cowpea - berseem + oat with stem cuttings of napier planted on field boundaries in January.

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Mehta, S., Sharma, N., Navjot Rana, Rajesh Kumar, Meenakshi Attri, Faraaz Farooq, & Joy Samuel Mecarty. (2024). Sustainable forage cropping systems for round the year green fodder supply in irrigated subtropics of Jammu. Range Management and Agroforestry, 45(02), 342–350. https://doi.org/10.59515/rma.2024.v45.i2.21

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