Hay and straw conservation : for small-scale farming and pastoral condition /
Suttie, J. M.
Hay and straw conservation : for small-scale farming and pastoral condition / by J. M. Suttie, - Rome : FAO, c2000. - xiii, 303 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 24 cm. - FAO Plant production and protection series .
Contents
Chapter I
Introduction
Chapter II
Haymaking
Types of hay
Principles
The main operation in haymaking
Losses in hay making
Chapter III
Hay crops-Cultivation methods
Land preparation
Seed and planting materials
Irrigated hay
Chapter IV
Establishment and cultivation of specialized crops for hay
Establishing pasture gasses
Legumes establishment and seed treatment
Chapter V
Hay crops-Cereals and grasses
Small grain cereals
Hay from course grains
Grasses for hay
Chapter VI Hay crops - legumes and pulses legumes
Trefoil
Lucerne, alfalfa
Sweet cloves
Clovers
Chapter VII
Hay from natural pasture
Choice of land for hay making
Communally managed hay land
The quality program of the tropical grasses
Types of natural hay
Chapter VIII
Choice of hay group
Crops cultivars and climate
Lean season feeding strategies
Hay crops for different climates
Chapter IX
Dry crops residues
Straw
Stover
Traditional storage and utilization systems
Better havesting and storing
Chapter X
Seasonal planning
Feeding values of some dried forages
Treatment of crop residues
Bibliography : p.287-288. _ References : p.288-294. _Index : p. 299-303
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636.086 / SUT
Hay and straw conservation : for small-scale farming and pastoral condition / by J. M. Suttie, - Rome : FAO, c2000. - xiii, 303 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 24 cm. - FAO Plant production and protection series .
Contents
Chapter I
Introduction
Chapter II
Haymaking
Types of hay
Principles
The main operation in haymaking
Losses in hay making
Chapter III
Hay crops-Cultivation methods
Land preparation
Seed and planting materials
Irrigated hay
Chapter IV
Establishment and cultivation of specialized crops for hay
Establishing pasture gasses
Legumes establishment and seed treatment
Chapter V
Hay crops-Cereals and grasses
Small grain cereals
Hay from course grains
Grasses for hay
Chapter VI Hay crops - legumes and pulses legumes
Trefoil
Lucerne, alfalfa
Sweet cloves
Clovers
Chapter VII
Hay from natural pasture
Choice of land for hay making
Communally managed hay land
The quality program of the tropical grasses
Types of natural hay
Chapter VIII
Choice of hay group
Crops cultivars and climate
Lean season feeding strategies
Hay crops for different climates
Chapter IX
Dry crops residues
Straw
Stover
Traditional storage and utilization systems
Better havesting and storing
Chapter X
Seasonal planning
Feeding values of some dried forages
Treatment of crop residues
Bibliography : p.287-288. _ References : p.288-294. _Index : p. 299-303
9251044589 97892511044582
Conservation
636.086 / SUT