Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Forage Crops of the World, Volume II
Minor Forage Crops

Editors: Md. Hedayetullah, PhD
Parveen Zaman, PhD

Forage Crops of the World, Volume II

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: August 2018
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781771886857
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-77463-170-6
E-Book ISBN: 9781351167284
Pages: 376pp w/Index
Binding Type: hardbound / ebook / paperback
Notes: 12 b/w and 12 color illustrations


Reviews
“A great source of information for readers interested in forage crops . . . A detailed account of forage crops . . . The books are a great read for people involved with fodder production and for people practicing sustainable agriculture, who can explore dual-purpose cropping allowing them to cultivate food and fodder together. The reader is introduced to very effective cultivation methods including intercropping as well as agronomic management, post harvesting technologies, and storage and packaging of fodder. . . . Useful for researchers and ecologists conducting studies on forage crops, especially focusing on the impact of climaie change on crops.”
—Economic Botany,
2019, review by Anbreen Bashir, Harris-Stowe State Univesity, Missouri, USA

“A good compilation of all the important forage crops. Scattered information on various aspects of forage crops, including varieties, botanical details, cultural practices, pest-disease problems, climate change, etc., has been nicely compiled in one place. The information provided is aptly compiled and put together. The book provides a handy guide to all the stakeholders, including policy planners, students, teachers, dairy owners, and forage growers.”
—Dr. Ajoy Kumar Roy, FNAAS, MNASc, FRMSI, FISG, Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute


Now Available in Paperback


This new book, Forage Crops of the World, Volume II: Minor Forage Crops, discusses the importance of fodder production of the minor fodder crops for animals. It focuses on fodder production for the 25 minor forage crops, including non-leguminous perennial forages, leguminous forages, and non-leguminous and non-graminaceous forages. It discusses crop production methodology and agronomic management in a systemic way, providing an abundance of information on each type of forage crop discussed, including preferred soil type, land capability, cropping patterns, climate, and socioeconomic conditions. It goes on to address pests of leguminous forage crops, disease management of non-leguminous seasonal forages, agroforestry in fodder and forage crops, preservation of forage crops, and forage production and climate change.

Forage crops are very essential for quality milk and meat production. Farm animals are normally fed fodder available from cultivated areas, supplemented by a small extent with harvested grasses and top feeds. The three major sources of fodder are crop residues, cultivated fodder, and fodder from trees, pastures, and grazing lands. The patterns and types of fodder crops vary by geographical location. With the amount of land under cultivation decreasing, there are limited resources for growing fodder crops, so new trends and solutions are emerging, such as dual purposes crops and using land that normally remains fallow throughout the year.

This volume, Forage Crops of the World, Volume II: Minor Forage Crops, provides valuable information needed for effect forage crop production and management. The book, with chapters from highly qualified scientists, will be a rich resource for researchers, academicians, students, and those in the industry. Forage Crops of the World, Volume I: Major Forage Crops focuses on major forage crops.

Key features:
  • Discusses 25 different types of minor forage crops, including many types of grasses and other plants
  • Provides information on agronomic production practices
  • Covers the pests and disease management practices for forage crops


Click here for information on Volume 1
See information on the complete set here: Forage Crops of the World, 2-volume set

CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: NON-LEGUMINOUS PERENNIAL FORAGES
1. Setaria Grass (African Grass)
Md. Hedayetullah, Parveen Zaman, and Dhiman Mukherjee

2. Para Grass (Buffalo Grass)
Md Riton Chowdhury

3. Doob Grass (Bermuda Grass)
Md. Hedayetullah and Parveen Zaman

4. Marvel Grass (Diaz Blue Stem)
Golam Moinuddin

5. Pangola Grass (Digit or Woolly Finger Grass)
Md. Hedayetullah, Parveen Zaman, and Rajib Kundu

6. Canary Grass (Harding Grass)
Bulbul Ahmed and Md. Hedayetullah

7. Anjan Grass (African Foxtail Grass)
Md. Hedayetullah, B. Bhattacharya, and Parveen Zaman

8. Rhodes Grass (Abyssinian Rhodes Grass)
Md. Hedayetullah, and Sibajee Banerjee

PART II: LEGUMINOUS FORAGES
9. Grass Pea (Indian Vetch)
Raghunath Sadhukhan, Md. Hedayetullah, and Parveen Zaman

10. Moth Bean (Dew Bean)
Parveen Zaman and Md. Hedayetullah

11. Soybean (Bhatman)
Sagar Maitra

12. Fenugreek (Greek Clover)
Parveen Zaman, Md. Hedayetullah, and Kajal Sengupta

13. Senji (Sweet Clover)
Md. Hedayetullah, Parveen Zaman, and Raghunath Sadhukhan

14. Mung Bean (Green Gram)
Kajal Sengupta

15. Urd Bean (Black Gram)
Kajal Sengupta and Md Hedayetullah

PART III: NON-LEGUMINOUS AND NON-GRAMINACEOUS FORAGES
16. Sunflower (Sujyomukhi)
A. Zaman and Parveen Zaman

17. Brassicas
Utpal Giri, Soma Giri, Navendu Nair, Abhijit Saha, Sonali Biswas, Niladri Paul, M. K. Nanda, and Protit Bandyopadhyay

18. Turnip (Salgam)
Parveen Zaman and Md. Hedayetullah

19. Gajar (Carrot)
Mohammed Abdel Fattah and Md. Hedayetullah

20. Amaranthus (Pigweed)
G. C. Bora

PART IV: LEGUMINOUS PERENNIAL TREES
21. Subabul (River Tamarind)
Sagarika Borah, Mokidul Islam, and T. Samajdar

22. Gliricidia (Quickstick)
Golam Moinuddin

23. Khejri (Prosopis)
Raj Kumar, B. S. Khadda, A. K. Rai, J. K. Jadav, and Shakti Khajuria

24. Non Conventional Legumes Forage Crops
Dhiman Mukherjee and Md Hedayetullah

25. Azolla: An Unconventional Forage Crop
Dulal Chandra Roy, Abhijit Saha, and Sonali Biswas

26. Disease Management of Non-Leguminous and Non-Graminaceous Forages
Diganggana Talukdar and Utpal Dey

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Md. Hedayetullah, PhD
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, India

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 20 research papers, five review papers two book chapters, and one book.

Dr. Hedayetullah acquired his BS degree (Agriculture) from H.N.B. Garhwal University, UK, India. He received his MS degree (Agronomy) from Palli Siksha Bhavana, Institute of Agriculture, Visva Bharati University, Sriniketan, West Bengal, India. He received his PhD (Agronomy) from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India. He was awarded the Maulana Azad National Fellowship Award from the University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India. He has received several fellowship grants from various funding agencies to carry out his research works during his academic career.

Parveen Zaman, PhD
Assistant Director of Agriculture (Farm) at the Pulse & Oilseed Research Sub-Station, Beldanga, Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal, India

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 author and co-author of four research papers, three review papers, and four book chapters. She acquired her BS degree (Agriculture), receiving a Gold Medal, from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India. She received MS degree (Agronomy), also with Gold Medal, from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India. 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.




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