Understanding farmers' trait preferences for dual-purpose crops to improve mixed crop–livestock systems in Zimbabwe

MB Melesse, AN Tirra, CO Ojiewo, M Hauser - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Competition over land between food and fodder production, along with recurrent droughts
and increasing population, has put mixed crop–livestock farming systems in the drylands of …

[HTML][HTML] Breeding for dual purpose attributes in sorghum: Effect of harvest option and genotype on fodder and grain yields

SA Hassan, MI Mohammed… - Journal of Plant …, 2015 - academicjournals.org
ABSTRACT A study was conducted across different seasons during 2012 to 2013 to
investigate the effect of harvest options and genotype on the dual fodder and grain yield in …

Effect of variety and plant spacing on yield components of two sorghum varieties (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

T Zakka, MR Hassan, RJ Tanko, BM Munza… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2021 - njap.org.ng
The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of variety, plant spacing and stage of
harvest on the forage yield components of two sorghum varieties (Sorghum bicolor L …

[PDF][PDF] Estimation of genetic variability among sorghum genotypes for different morphological and biochemical traits.

D Kaushik, Y Jindal, Amit, Ashok, Sachin - 2023 - environmentandecology.com
Fifty diverse genotypes of sorghum were evaluated for different metric traits to assess the
genetic diversity during kharif 2018-19 for yield and its associating traits. Less difference …

[PDF][PDF] Development of dual-purpose sorghum for grain and forage

S Chikuta, P Okori - RUFORUM Third Biennial Conference …, 2012 - repository.ruforum.org
Sorghum varieties have been developed specifically for grain, forage or stem sugar but not
for dual-purpose combining grain and forage use. Dual-purpose varieties could be …

[PDF][PDF] Growth Performance of Growing Red Sokoto Bucks Fed Diets Containing Two Sorghum Varieties Hay (Bush Head and Sweet Sorghum) 1Zakka, T., 1Hassan …

A Scholar - 2019 - africanscholarpublications.com
The study was conducted to evaluate the growth performance, nutrient digestibility and
nitrogen balance of growing Red Sokoto bucks fed diets containing two sorghum varieties …

Evaluation of Photoperiod Sensitive Grain Sorghum Hybrids for Heterosis and Grain Quality Traits

BJ Andrews - 2016 - oaktrust.library.tamu.edu
In many dry crop production regions of the world, food-insecure farmers rely on sorghum
because of its drought tolerance and ability to yield with low inputs. In Central America and …

Evaluation of economic productivity fodder and grain yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (l) moench) as influenced by variety and cutting time under semi-arid …

JK Thuranira - 2016 - ir-library.egerton.ac.ke
The potential of sorghum to meet food, feed and farm income needs of smallholder farmers
in arid areas of Kenya relies on the identification and cultivation of appropriate varieties …