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Early growth and productivity of fast-growing fodder trees on a typical smallholder farm boundary in Central Kerala

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Title Early growth and productivity of fast-growing fodder trees on a typical smallholder farm boundary in Central Kerala
 
Creator CHICHAGHARE, AKASH RAVINDRA
Raj, Asha K.
Kunhamu, T. K.
V., Jamaludheen
 
Subject calliandra
Anthocephalus cadamba
Neolamrckia cadamba
crude protein
Fodder bank
gliricidia
hedge row
mulberry
 
Description Animal husbandry in Kerala is constrained due to the protein deficit, making farmers rely on costly concentrates which severely reduces their profit. Cultivation of fodder bank trees on boundaries of smallholder’s farm can be better alternative to concentrates in land-scarce Kerala. Thus, this study was undertaken to evaluate the growth, productivity and nutritive value of fodder trees on a smallholder’s farm boundaries of in Thrissur, Kerala. Five species (Morus indica, Neolamarckia cadamba, Calliandra calothyrsus, Sesbania grandiflora, and Gliricidia sepium planted with a spacing of 45 × 45 cm on four (replication) sides of the farm in RBD. Each treatment was maintained at 1m height and harvested after every two months in rainy season and three months in summer season into leaf and edible stem fraction. Fresh fodder yield, fodder dry matter yield and protein yield recorded and analysed by ANOVA using SPSS at 5% significance level. After one year of planting, highest survival was observed in Calliandra (98.25%), Morus indica (96.5%) and N. cadamba (87.5%). highest fresh leaf fodder (1.36 Mg ha-1), fresh stem fodder (0.69 Mg ha-1) and total fresh fodder yield (2.05 Mg ha-1) obtained in Neolamarckia followed by Calliandra, Morus, Gliricidia, and Sesbania respectively. However, in terms of total dry matter yield Calliandra (0.51 Mg ha-1) and Neolamarckia (0.39 Mg ha-1) performed better followed by mulberry. Highest Crude Protein (CP) yield was obtained in Calliandra followed by Neolamarckia, Morus and Gliricidia, and Sesbania respectively. highest total Crude protein per centas recorded in Calliandra (19.26%), Gliricidia (18.59%) and mulberry (18.25%). The lowest fodder yield in Sesbania pertains to its lower survival after sub-quent cuttings. Planting Neolamarckia, Calliandra and Morus on the boundaries of the farm can provide much-needed protein and high-quality feed, enabling sustainable and affordable animal production
 
Publisher Indian Society of Agroforestry
 
Date 2023-12-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJA/article/view/132914
 
Source Indian Journal of Agroforestry; Vol. 25 No. 2 (2023): Indian Journal of Agroforestry Volume 25 Number 2
2456-6489
0972-0715
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJA/article/view/132914/53482