Methods for the Evaluation of Forage Legumes, Grasses and Fodder Trees for Use as Livestock Feed

Download or read book Methods for the Evaluation of Forage Legumes, Grasses and Fodder Trees for Use as Livestock Feed written by S. A. Tarawali and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initial screening methods; Herbaceous legumes and grasses; Small-plot observation trial; Small-plot management trial; Fodder trees; Initial screening trial; Small-plot management trial; Schemes for further evaluation; Small-plot grazing trial; Trial establishment; Cut-and-carry trial; Trial establishment; Seed multiplication trial; Evaluation of mixtures of accessions; Grass-legume; Legume-legume; Fodder trees-herbaceous mixtures; On-farm trials; Planning and evaluation strategy; Selecting appropriate trials for farming systems and agro-ecological zones; Introduction of animals; Experimental design and analysis; Selection of appropriate experimental design; Analysis of data; Comparison between sites; Grouping of similar accessions; Managing data collected from trials; Analysis of trial designs in this manual; Methods for scarification; Methods for inoculation of legumes; Formats for results; Rainfall for Kurmin Biri, 1991; Plot layout for standard evaluation procedure; Plot layout for small-plot management trial-shrubs.