A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon
The poor quality of the natural vegetation in the dry season affects both animal productivity and the lives of the pastoral community in the Adamawa Plateau of Cameroon but may be improved by introduction of the forage legume Stylosanthes guianensis. When used in a fodder bank system, Stylosanthes g...
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Cambridge University Press
1992
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| author | Tarawali, G. Pamo, E.T. |
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| description | The poor quality of the natural vegetation in the dry season affects both animal productivity and the lives of the pastoral community in the Adamawa Plateau of Cameroon but may be improved by introduction of the forage legume Stylosanthes guianensis. When used in a fodder bank system, Stylosanthes grew to an average plant height of 1.41m, had a dry matter productivity of 5.5 t ha and comprised 93.4 percent of the pastures botanical composition at the end of the growing season, indicating that fodder banks have considerable potential to enhance animal and crop production in Cameroon. Complementary studies conducted in Nigeria on the yield benefits of cropping leguminous pastures support the feasibility of using fodder banks as a means of improving the livelihoods of small scale farmers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace285752024-11-15T08:52:17Z A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon Tarawali, G. Pamo, E.T. fodder bank pasture establishment stylosanthes guianensis productivity botanical composition yields crude protein milk yield supplementary feeding cows nitrogen fertilizers grain crops The poor quality of the natural vegetation in the dry season affects both animal productivity and the lives of the pastoral community in the Adamawa Plateau of Cameroon but may be improved by introduction of the forage legume Stylosanthes guianensis. When used in a fodder bank system, Stylosanthes grew to an average plant height of 1.41m, had a dry matter productivity of 5.5 t ha and comprised 93.4 percent of the pastures botanical composition at the end of the growing season, indicating that fodder banks have considerable potential to enhance animal and crop production in Cameroon. Complementary studies conducted in Nigeria on the yield benefits of cropping leguminous pastures support the feasibility of using fodder banks as a means of improving the livelihoods of small scale farmers. 1992-04 2013-05-06T07:00:54Z 2013-05-06T07:00:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28575 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Experimental Agriculture;28(2):229-235 |
| spellingShingle | fodder bank pasture establishment stylosanthes guianensis productivity botanical composition yields crude protein milk yield supplementary feeding cows nitrogen fertilizers grain crops Tarawali, G. Pamo, E.T. A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon |
| title | A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon |
| title_full | A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon |
| title_short | A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon |
| title_sort | case for on farm trials of fodder banks on the adamawa plateau in cameroon |
| topic | fodder bank pasture establishment stylosanthes guianensis productivity botanical composition yields crude protein milk yield supplementary feeding cows nitrogen fertilizers grain crops |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28575 |
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