Forage Crops of the World, Volume I: Major Forage Crops

ISBN-13: 9781774631690 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 402 str.

MD Hedayetullah; Parveen Zaman

Opis

This new book discusses the importance of fodder production of the major fodder crops for animals. It focuses on fodder production for the 17 major forage crops, both non-leguminous perennial forages and leguminous forages.

Spis treści

Oat (Jai). Maize (Corn). Pearl Millet (Bajra). Sorghum (Jower). Johnson Grass (Aleppo Grass). Job’s Tears (Coix). Deenanath Grass (Pennisetum). Teosinte (Makchari). Sudan Grass (Sudan Sorghum). Hybrid Napier (Napier Bajra Hybrid). Guinea Grass (Green Panic Grass). Cowpea (Black Eyed Pea). Clusterbean (Guar). Rice Bean (Red Bean). Berseem (Egyptian Clover). Lucerne (Alfalfa). Stylo (Pencilflower). Pests of Leguminous Forages. Disease Management of Non Leguminous Seasonal Forages. Agro Forestry in Fodder and Forage Crops. Preservation of Forage Crops. Forage Production and Climate Change.

O autorze

Md. Hedayetullah, PhD, is an Assistant Professor/Scientist and Officer In-Charge, AICRP (All India Coordinated Research Projects) on Chickpea, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal. He is a former Agronomist with the NABARD, Balasore, Odisha, India. He was also formerly a Professor at the M.S. Swaminathan Institute of Agriculture Science, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Gajapati, Odisha, India, and an Assistant Professor at the College of Agriculture, Tripura, Government of Tripura, India. Dr. Hedayetullah is the author and co-author of research papers, review papers, book chapters, and one book. He was awarded the Maulana Azad National Fellowship Award from the University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India, and received several fellowship grants from various funding agencies to carry out his research work during his academic career.

Parveen Zaman, PhD, is an Assistant Director of Agriculture (Farm) at the Pulse & Oilseed Research Sub-Station, Beldanga, Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal, India. She is the author and co-author of several research papers, review papers, and book chapters. She acquired her BS degree (Agriculture), receiving a Gold Medal, from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India. She received her MS degree (Agronomy), also with Gold Medal, from the same university. She was awarded the Maulana Azad National Fellowship Award from the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India, and has received several fellowship grants from various funding agencies to carry out her research works during her academic career.