A Method for Predicting Potential Herbage Yield on the Beaver Creek Pilot Watersheds

2015 ◽  
pp. 244-250
Author(s):  
Warren P. Clary
Keyword(s):  
Herbage Yield

Farmers’ preference for improved grasses and legume forage species in six mixed farming system districts of southern region of Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Mergia Abera ◽  
Tekleyohannes Berhanu
Keyword(s):  
Vigna Unguiculata ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Elephant Grass ◽  
Lablab Purpureus ◽  
Forage Legumes ◽  
Forage Crops ◽  
Forage Species ◽  
Herbage Yield ◽  
Chloris Gayana

Participatory on-farm evaluation of improved forage crops was conducted in six mixed farming system districts of Southern Ethiopia with the objective to identify farmers preferred forage crops (legumes and grasses). Two annual forage legumes (Vigna unguiculata L. (cow pea) and Lablab purpureus (L.), two perennial legumes (Medicago sativa (L.) (alfalfa) and Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb. (green-leaf)), and three perennial grasses (Chloris gayana Knuth (Rhodes grass) and two Pennisetum purpureum Schumach (elephant grass) accessions (No.16800 and 16798)) were evaluated in the study. The major farmers’ criteria considered in the evaluation of forage species were vegetative growth, herbage yield, tillering, protection of soil erosion, palatability, perfor- mance under dry weather conditions, performance in marginal area under low input management, multipurpose use (conservation and soil fertility) and fast growing condition. The study showed that elephant grass accession No. 16798, 16800 and Chloris gayana adapted well and farmers preferred them for their higher herbage yield, vegetative growth, tillering ability and drought resistance. Even though the annual forage legumes Lablab purpureus and Vigna unguiculata were superior in their forage yield, the farmers preferred the perennial forage legumes (Desmodium intortum and Medicago sativa) mainly for their performance under dry weather condi- tion due to their longer growth period. Therefore, the consideration of farmers’ preference for forage crops is crucial for increased adoption of improved forage crops in the region.

scholarly journals Using Weather Data to Explain Herbage Yield on Three Great Plains Plant Communities

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Smart ◽  
Barry H. Dunn ◽  
Patricia S. Johnson ◽  
Lan Xu ◽  
Roger N. Gates
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Herbage Yield

scholarly journals Effects of low precipitation periods on the herbage yield of mesic semi-natural grasslands under different cutting regimes

2014 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Branko Kramberger ◽  
Anastazija Gselman ◽  
Miran Podvršnik ◽  
Mario Lešnik ◽  
Dejan Škorjanc
Keyword(s):  
Natural Grasslands ◽  
Herbage Yield ◽  
Cutting Regimes ◽  
Low Precipitation

Disk Meter for Rapid Estimation of Herbage Yield in Grazing Trials 1

1977 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. I. Bransby ◽  
A. G. Matches ◽  
G. F. Krause
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Estimation ◽  
Herbage Yield
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