Author: Catherine Joan EbialaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intercropping
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Intercropping of Corn and Sorghum for Silage
Author: Catherine Joan EbialaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intercropping
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Interplanting of Corn, Sorghum, and Soybeans for Silage
Author: D. G. CumminsA Comparison of Corn Silage and Sorghum for Fattening Steers
Author: Edwin Stanton GoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Increasing Value of Corn Silage in Corn-triticale System by Intercropping with Forage Soybean
Author: Steve NorbergPublisher:
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Category : Corn
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Intercropping is an old and commonly used agricultural practice of cultivating two or more crops in the same space at the same time. Double cropping is when two crops are planted sequentially in one year. Double cropping corn-triticale rotation for silage is a common practice in the Columbia Basin and in the Treasure Valley of Idaho and Oregon as it increases the amount of feed that can be grown for dairy cows. Double cropping provides protection of the soil from wind and water erosion during the winter months and additional organic matter to the soil via root degradation. Double cropping will also enhance intercropping of corn and soybean as the later planting will increase soybean competition in the intercrop mixture with corn. The most common advantage of intercropping is the greater yield on a given piece of land by making efficient use of the available resources. Moreover, intercropping with legumes improves soil fertility through biological nitrogen fixation, increases soil conservation, and provides better lodging resistance for crops susceptible to lodging. Intercropping provides financial stability, especially during extreme weather conditions such as drought, and makes the system particularly suitable for labor-intensive small farms. In addition, intercropping minimizes agriculture's environmental influences and reduces fertilizer and pesticide application requirements. However, there are some disadvantages with intercropping, such as the selection of the appropriate crop species, sowing densities, crop management, and harvest.
Evaluation of Intercropped Grain Sorghum and Soybeans as Silage for Dairy and Beef Cattle
Author: Hari HartadiCorn and Grain Sorghum Comparison
Author: Yared AssefaPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128003952
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
Corn and grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor L) are among the top cereal crops world wide, and both are key for global food security. Similarities between the two crops, particularly their adaptation for warm-season grain production, pose an opportunity for comparisons to inform appropriate cropping decisions. This book provides a comprehensive review of the similarities and differences between corn and grain sorghum. It compares corn and sorghum crops in areas such as morphology, physiology, phenology, yield, resource use and efficiency, and impact of both crops in different cropping systems. Producers, researchers and extension agents in search of reliable scientific information will find this in-depth comparison of crops with potential fit in dryland and irrigations cropping systems particularly valuable. - Presents a wide range of points of comparison - Offers important insights for crop decision making
Harvesting Corn and Sorghum for Silage
Author: Rick GrantPublisher:
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Category : Corn
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
This publication describes how to make high-quality corn and sorghum silage.
Making Quality Corn and Sorghum Silage
Author: A Comparison of Yield and Quality of Corn and Sorghum Silage
Author: D. G. CumminsIntercropping Systems in Sustainable Agriculture
Author: Paulo MazzaferaPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889666441
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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