A case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorTarawali, G.
dc.creatorPamo, E.T.
dc.date1992-04
dc.date2013-05-06T07:00:54Z
dc.date2013-05-06T07:00:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:39:24Z
dc.descriptionThe 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/28575
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/129471
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceExperimental Agriculture;28(2):229-235
dc.subjectfodder bank
dc.subjectpasture establishment
dc.subjectstylosanthes guianensis
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectbotanical composition
dc.subjectyields
dc.subjectcrude protein
dc.subjectmilk yield
dc.subjectsupplementary feeding
dc.subjectcows
dc.subjectnitrogen fertilizers
dc.subjectgrain crops
dc.titleA case for on-farm trials of fodder banks on the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon
dc.typeJournal Article

Archivos

Colecciones

Instituto Internacional de Investigaciones Pecuarias (ILRI)