8 Best Books on Fodder Production

“Fodder production and grassland management” Book Review: This book is designed for students from management backgrounds and provides extensive information on the importance of fodders and grasslands in livestock production right from the beginning. It goes on to explain the classification of fodder in detail, and covers various types of grasslands and management techniques in a comprehensive manner. The book also includes agronomic practices for the production of cereal and grass fooders, legume and tree fodders. Furthermore, it delves into the details of feed and fodder management, storage of feeds and fodders, and various methods of silage making, hay, and wastage making. The book also covers types of scarcity fodders, crop residue enrichment, and profitable utilization as animal feeds. The book contains a section on soil and moisture conversion methods, as well as methods of irrigation and drainage for fodder production. Finally, the book provides detailed information about farm machinery and equipment.

“Sports Turf and Amenity Grassland Management” Book Review: This book is designed for students with a management background, and it includes information on turf and amenity grasslands, such as sport pitches, playing fields, golf courses, lawns, urban parks, and open spaces, and how they impact our daily lives. Additionally, the book emphasizes the importance of grassland management and covers topics like grass uses, effects on grass plants, and the available machines for irrigation, nutrition, fertilizer application, and aeration. The book also delves into topics like disease and weeds, turf establishment and renovation, and species-rich swords.

“Improved Grassland Management” Book Review: Students with a management background will find this book informative as it provides details on the different types of grassland in the UK, their characteristics, and the grasses and legumes they contain. Furthermore, the book includes information about herbage variety evaluation, seed mixtures, herbage plant breeding, seed production, and certification. Additionally, the book covers sward establishment and renovation, controlling weeds, soil factors that affect grass growth, weather and water control, and soil fertility, including the use of organic manures, nitrogen, lime, and mineral nutrients. The book also provides information about sward growth and development, grazing concepts, grazing systems, seasonal objectives, silage making, hay making, grassland recording, and feed budgeting. Lastly, the book includes information about the management of forage legumes, grassland and biodiversity, climate change, and technology transfer.

“Managed Grasslands: Analytical Studies (Ecosystems of the World)” Book Review: This book is designed for students from ecological backgrounds, and it includes information on ecosystems, grassland ecosystems, and agricultural ecosystems. Additionally, the book covers new research techniques, energy flow, nutrient cycling in managed grasslands, and primary and secondary productivity of energy flow. It also provides information on fertilizer ecosystems, managed grassland studies, bridging the gap between ecological principles and agricultural practices, and the principles underlying current management practices.

“Perspectives in Grassland Ecology: Results and Applications of the US/IBP Grassland Biome Study (Ecological Studies)” Book Review: This book is designed for students with an ecological background. It begins with an overview of grassland primary production, followed by a detailed discussion of blue grama production control and analysis of grassland ecosystem response. Additionally, the book covers topics such as grassland biomass, consumption patterns, and bioenergetic models. It offers an in-depth examination of factors affecting nitrogen input and output in grassland and simulated impacts of management practices. The book also includes a thorough discussion on rangeland grazing systems and the interaction of principal subsystems in grassland.