Abstract
Background: The subtropical regions of Jammu and Kashmir face unique agricultural challenges due to their climatic conditions and irrigation needs. The integration of cereals, legumes and grasses into sustainable forage cropping sequences offer a promising solution to enhance both productivity and nutritional quality of livestock feed. This study aims to assess the nutritional quality of these diverse forage crops under irrigated conditions providing valuable insights for improving agricultural sustainability and livestock health in the region. By optimizing forage cropping systems, this research seeks to contribute to the development of resilient agricultural practices in the subtropics of Jammu and Kashmir.s Methods: The study was conducted at Research Farm, Division of Agronomy, SKUAST – Jammu during 2020 and 2021 focused on assessing sustainable forage cropping sequences for continuous high-quality green fodder production in subtropical irrigated zones of India. The experimental field had sandy clay loam soil with slightly alkaline pH, low organic carbon and nitrogen levels and medium availability of potassium and phosphorus. It comprised 24 treatments arranged in RBD and replicated three times with nutrient application following recommended practices. Result: The experimental results revealed that Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Napier planted in July recorded significantly higher ADF, NDF, hemi cellulose and cellulose content at each cut which was statistically at par with Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Setaria planted in July, Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Stem cuttings of Napier planted in January and Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Stem cuttings of Setaria planted in January during both the years of experimentation. However, significantly lowest ADF content was recorded with Multicut Bajra + Cowpea with stem cuttings of Setaria planted in January.
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Claim · model-written summary
Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Napier root slips planted in July had higher ADF, NDF and hemicellulose content at each cut.
- Treatment
- Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Napier planted in Julye1
- Outcome
- ADF, NDF, hemi cellulosee1
- Direction
- highere1
- Qualifier
- at each cute1
SorghumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Napier planted in July recorded significantly higher ADF, NDF, hemi cellulose and cellulose content at each cut”
Claim · model-written summary
Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Napier root slips planted in July had higher cellulose content at each cut.
- Treatment
- Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Napier planted in Julye1
- Outcome
- cellulose contente1
- Direction
- highere1
- Qualifier
- at each cute1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Napier planted in July recorded significantly higher ADF, NDF, hemi cellulose and cellulose content at each cut”
Claim · model-written summary
The Napier root-slip July sequence was statistically at par with the Setaria root-slip July sequence for ADF, NDF and hemicellulose.
- Treatment
- Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Napier planted in Julye1
- Outcome
- ADF, NDF, hemi cellulosee1
- Direction
- statistically at pare2
- Comparator
- Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Setaria planted in Julye2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Napier planted in July recorded significantly higher ADF, NDF, hemi cellulose and cellulose content at each cut”
e2“which was statistically at par with Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Setaria planted in July, Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Stem cuttings of Napier planted in January and Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Stem cuttings of Setaria planted in January during both the years of experimentation”
Claim · model-written summary
The Napier root-slip July sequence was statistically at par with the Setaria root-slip July sequence for cellulose content.
- Treatment
- Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Napier planted in Julye1
- Outcome
- cellulose contente1
- Direction
- statistically at pare2
- Comparator
- Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Setaria planted in Julye2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Napier planted in July recorded significantly higher ADF, NDF, hemi cellulose and cellulose content at each cut”
e2“which was statistically at par with Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Root slips of Setaria planted in July, Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Stem cuttings of Napier planted in January and Multicut Sorghum + Maize with Stem cuttings of Setaria planted in January during both the years of experimentation”
Claim · model-written summary
Multicut Bajra + Cowpea with Setaria stem cuttings planted in January had the significantly lowest ADF content.
Verbatim
e3“However, significantly lowest ADF content was recorded with Multicut Bajra + Cowpea with stem cuttings of Setaria planted in January”
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