Spineless fodder cactus under different land use and production systems in rainfed semi-arid tropics of India

cg.contactdrpalsaniya@gmail.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerIndian Council of Agricultural Research, Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute - ICAR-IGFRIen_US
cg.contributor.crpResilient Agrifood Systems - RAFSen_US
cg.contributor.funderIndian Council of Agricultural Research - ICARen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR System Organization - CGIARen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryINen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631en_US
cg.creator.idHassan, Sawsan: 0000-0002-5057-8957en_US
cg.creator.idSarker, Ashutosh: 0000-0002-9074-4876en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2022.1343.30en_US
cg.issn0567-7572en_US
cg.issn2406-6168en_US
cg.journalActa Horticulturaeen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocland useen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclivestocken_US
cg.subject.agrovocfodderen_US
cg.subject.agrovocCactusen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.volume1343en_US
dc.contributorKumar, Sunilen_US
dc.contributorMisra, Asimen_US
dc.contributorGhosh, Probir Kumaren_US
dc.contributorLouhaichi, Mouniren_US
dc.contributorHassan, Sawsanen_US
dc.contributorSarker, Ashutoshen_US
dc.contributorAhmed, Shahiden_US
dc.contributorTirumala, Kiran Kumaren_US
dc.creatorPalsaniya, Danaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T21:43:39Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T21:43:39Z
dc.description.abstractSpineless forage cactus can be a cost-effective solution for the livestock keepers of semi-arid tropics by providing a stable source of nutritive forage capable of maintaining healthy and productive herds/flocks especially during lean periods. Therefore, the feasibility of growing cactus as an alternate source of feed and fodder in different land use systems was explored for these areas. Spineless fodder cactus was planted under various land uses and production systems like boundary plantation in rainfed farming systems, silvopasture, hortipasture, intercropping with forages like tri-specific hybrid (TSH) and cowpea, waste lands and also on farmers’ fields. The growth and yield of spineless forage cactus was recorded at the one and half year-old stage. On average, cactus achieved 74.8 cm height with 13.4 cladodes plant‑1 and 7.95 kg plant‑1 fresh biomass in TSH based intercropping system. The fresh fodder yield from cactus, TSH and inter-cropping system as a whole was 79.5 t ha‑1, 106.34 t ha‑1 year‑1 and 185.84 t ha‑1, respectively. The survival, cladodes plant‑1 and green fodder yield of cactus in Leucaena based silvipastoral system ranged between 62 and 81%, 2-7 and 1.5-5.25 kg plant‑1 while the corresponding values for Emblica based hortipastoral system were 67-86%, 3-10 and 2.4-8 kg plant‑1. The boundary plantation of cactus in rainfed farming system recorded 84-96% survival, 4-14 cladodes plant‑1 and 4.8-16.8 kg plant‑1 green fodder yield. Similarly, the cactus planted on waste land recorded 73-92% survival, 3-12 cladodes plant‑1 and 2.7-10.8 kg plant‑1 fresh biomass. The cactus planted in boundary plantation system recorded higher growth and fresh biomass followed by grass inter-cropping and least under shade in silvipastoral and hortipastoral systems.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationDana Palsaniya, Sunil Kumar, Asim Misra, Probir Kumar Ghosh, Mounir Louhaichi, Sawsan Hassan, Ashutosh Sarker, Shahid Ahmed, Kiran Kumar Tirumala. (21/9/2022). Spineless fodder cactus under different land use and production systems in rainfed semi-arid tropics of India. Acta Horticulturae, 1343, pp. 225-232.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/67825
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)en_US
dc.rightsCopyrighted; Non-commercial educational use onlyen_US
dc.sourceActa Horticulturae;1343,(2022) Pagination 225-232en_US
dc.subjectsemi-arid tropicsen_US
dc.subjectclimate actionen_US
dc.subjectclimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
dc.titleSpineless fodder cactus under different land use and production systems in rainfed semi-arid tropics of Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2022-09-21en_US
dcterms.extent225-232en_US

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