Publication Date
1989
Description
One of the reasons for low milk production in India is the non-availability of good quality fodders in sufficient quantity. Therefore, it is necessary to bridge the gap of this acute shortage of fodder for increasing the milk production. There seems to be no possibility of increasing area under fodders and the only alternative looks to be the ulilization of vacant land (70 days) after harvesting wheat and before the sowing of main summer season crops. However, the growing of these crops may have some effect on the yield of succeeding crops by depleting or replenishing the nutrient status of the soil. The present investigations were undertaken to know the production potential of summer fodders and their effect on succeeding main crops.
Citation
Tiwana, M S. and Singh, Thakur, "Potentials of Summer Fodders Under Intensive Cropping System in India" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 44.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session4b/44
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Potentials of Summer Fodders Under Intensive Cropping System in India
One of the reasons for low milk production in India is the non-availability of good quality fodders in sufficient quantity. Therefore, it is necessary to bridge the gap of this acute shortage of fodder for increasing the milk production. There seems to be no possibility of increasing area under fodders and the only alternative looks to be the ulilization of vacant land (70 days) after harvesting wheat and before the sowing of main summer season crops. However, the growing of these crops may have some effect on the yield of succeeding crops by depleting or replenishing the nutrient status of the soil. The present investigations were undertaken to know the production potential of summer fodders and their effect on succeeding main crops.
