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Resources Tagged: Tropical Forages

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  1. Seeded Forages for Grazing and for Harvested Feeds in Tropics and Subtropics

    1975-01-01 This bulletin deals with the effective use of seeded forages in agricultural systems for the tropics and subtropics. Superior forage grasses and legumes are available for seeded plantings that may be included in crop rotations for the sake of maintaining soil productivity, and which also provide...
    Grasses Tropical legumes Forages Tropical Forages

  2. Characteristics of Economically Important Food and Forage Legumes and Forage Grasses for the Tropics and Subtropics

    1975-03-01 Series: Agirculture Technology for Developing Countries, Technical Series Bulletin no. 14 110 pages
    Forage Plants Grasses Tropical legumes Tropical Forages Economics development

  3. Tropical Forage Tree Legumes: Key Development Issues

    The purpose of this monograph was to:-(a) Review the benefits derived from planting tree legumes; (b) consider which species are important for forage; (c) analyse the important issues in improvement, management and use, (d) review the level of uptake and commercial potential of forage tree legume...
    Forage Plants Legumes Tropical legumes Tropical Forages

  4. Tropical Forages: Rabbits

    This video overviews 5 tropical forages that are suitable to feed to rabbits: Mulberry -Morusspp. Tick Trefoil -Desmodium rensonii Napier/Elephant/Uganda grass -Pennisetum purpureum Red Mombin -Spondias purpurea Mexican Sunflower -Tithonia diversifolia
    ECHO Resources Rabbits Animal Feed Tropical Forages Mulberry Tick Trefoil Napier Elephant Grass Uganda Grass Red Mombin Mexican Sunflower JCC

  5. Selecting the Best Plants for the Tropical Subsistence Farm

    Key Resource
    2007-01-01 By Dr. F. W. Martin. Published in parts, 1989 and 1994; Revised 1998 and 2007 by ECHO Staff Though nearly all plants are useful in some way, they are not equally valuable. For example, wheat, rice and corn may be considered the most valuable plants in the world based on the vast acreage planted...
    Crop Selection Tropical legumes Tropical Fruit Tropical Food Crops Tropical Forages Tropical Trees Perennial Vegetables

  6. LACN Issue #1

    2017-03-30 Making Silage in Vichada Tech Note Spotlight: Biosand Water Filter Echoes from our Network: Member Highlight Adria and Job From ECHO's Technical Respose Team: Appropriate forage crops for clay soils From ECHO's Seed Bank: Forage peanut
    Cover Crops Silage Biosand Filter Biosand Water Filters Forage Appropriate Forage... Forages Tropical Forages Latin America and ...

  7. Tropical Forages: An Interactive Selection Tool

    The Tropical Forages websiteis a collaborative effort between CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries (Qld), Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The website is designed to enable...
    Tropical Forages Sustainable Ecosys... Appropriate Forage... Scientific References Selection Tool Asia

  8. Guazuma

    Guazuma is a small to medium-sized tree that grows up to 30 m tall. Its leaves form a compact, rounded canopy, remaining green throughout the year except in areas with a long dry season. It is used as a source of fuelwood, shade, and fodder for livestock.
    Forages Tropical Forages Forage Living Fence JCB

  9. AN Issue #22

    2014-10-15 Letter from the Editor A Low-Cost Concrete Ring Aquaponics System Lessons Learned from Cement Ring Aquaponics Systems in Northern Thailand Selections From the ECHO Asia Seed Bank Book Review: Edible Leaves of the Tropics
    Aquaponics Tropical Forages Edible Leaves Asia

  10. AN Issue #33

    2017-12-11 Featured in the AN: An Innovative, Inexpensive, Environmentally Friendly Method to Pasteurize Mushroom Media in the Tropics Using a Styrofoam Box Op-Ed: Forage Plants for Improved Human Development
    Tropical Forages Forage Crop Mushroom Asia