ASSESSMENT OF CEREAL AND LEGUME BASED INTERCROPPING ON PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF QUALITY FODDER PRODUCTION : A REVIEW

RUNDAN V. , PRAVEEN B. R.*, M. BHARGAVA NARASIMHA YADAV , VINITA, SHAIK NAZMA AND MANJUNATH TATTIMANI
Department of Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580005 (Karnataka), India
Agronomy Section, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001 (Haryana), India
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences,
Dharwad 580005 (Karnataka), India
*(e-mail : praveengowdabr07@gmail.com)
(Received : 01 September 2022; Accepted : 27 September 2022)

SUMMARY

Cereal and legume based intercropping in fodder play an important role for providing a balanced diet to the livestock. The inclusion of legumes into cereal fodders has potential to enrich the fodder quality without compromising the quantity. However, it increases the total quantitative fodder production. Per capita land availability has been decreasing over the years and also, huge competition among the food crops created a tremendous pressure on the available land. In order to increase productivity per unit area, there is a need to evaluate the promising forage species having high forage yield potential and quality as well as compatibility for intercropping. The present review summarizes the benefits of intercropping on fodder yield and quality. Furthermore, it discusses the influence of intercropping on soil nutrient status, uptake and profitability, which has been revealed and cited by different scientists and researchers.

Key words: Cereal, legume, fodder, intercropping and quality

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